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TIL: Australia’s National Football team is called “The Socceroos”

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J1XNv TIL: Professional mourners was an occupation that started in Ancient Egypt where people get paid to make ostentatious displays of grief at a funeral. It was mostly women as men were deemed unfit for the job. In modern times, some countries still have professional mourners you can hire for funerals.
ADO6n TIL that in 2007 Paris Hilton was banned from attending Oktoberfest because locals felt she would cheapen the event as they did not appreciate how she was trying to promote her canned wine!
XJ9R TIL - During photosynthesis, plants emit light humans can’t see, but NASA can see that light from space—and they’ve made maps
BrVPb TIL birds are not affected by capsaicin - the chemical compound that makes spicy peppers feel hot. So you can keep squirrels and other animals out of bird feeders by adding some hot peppers.
opQY TIL the U.S. Government spends more on Oil Industry Subsidies than the entire budget for NASA.