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TIL with the popularity of palm reading in Japan, some are getting “palm surgery” as a way to cheat fate

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69Rlm TIL that "Firehawks" are birds that can intentionally start bushfires to aid their hunting.
4km8g TIL "Ramsar site" is a title designated to wetland areas recognized for their global importance under the Ramsar Convention, also known as 'The Convention on Wetlands.' This international environmental treaty was signed on February 2, 1971, in Ramsar, Iran, under the patronage of UNESCO.
na1B TIL that Simon Pegg, Tom Hardy, Michael Fassbender, and Colin Hanks all starred in Band Of Brothers as background soldiers before they became stars
yQRma TIL about Sister Doris Engelhard of Mallersdorf Abbey, the last nun working in Europe as a brewmaster. The abbey brews about 80,000 gallons of beer a year, all of which is consumed locally. The beer is untreated and needs to be drunk while it is still fresh.
0wMXp TIL The movie "Tootsie" was based on a nickname given to Dustin Hoffman by his mother.