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TIL that most German men sit while they pee and are taught that standing to pee is unhygienic

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VRPG TIL when volunteers providing food to elderly and poor people through the Meals on Wheels program began to notice that people were sharing their limited food with their pets, an organization called AniMeals was developed to feed their pets as well.
WkW9L TIL about Wim Hof the Dutch extreme athlete known as The Iceman. Hof climbed to an altitude of 7,200 metres (23,600 ft) on Mount Everest wearing nothing but shorts and shoes. He also has shared his regimen for battling the cold referred to as The Wim Hof method.
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