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In Tibet, it is sometimes customary to greet someone by sticking out your tongue.

Ana Kasparian, a news anchor, went on a rant and gave national television her take on the place of religion in politics

Scientists have proposed a new type of physics. https://t.co/6fGHB9vTX4

Meet the Soviet Union's working space cannon. https://t.co/J2ECjQHzog

The organization has conducted three demonstrations of the new technology. https://t.co/BNbYZvYM4d

TIL humans have no sense for wetness, only temperature and pressure

TIL Norway is one of the wealthiest countries in the world. It has a 'sovereign fund' of $1 trillion, around $200,000 for each of its 5 million citizens to support future generations.

A wasp named after Idris Elba is saving Mexico’s broccoli crop from parasites.

You know that photo of the black hole that's doing the rounds? This is the woman who discovered it. Say hi to Katie Bouman.

The way the water droplets formed at the edges of my cantaloupe leaves https://t.co/prp4YmVVuo

A statue in Istanbul to honor Tombili, a famous stray cat. He used to sit in this position and watch passers-by

The murder plot was dubbed “cunning cunnilingus.”

TIL the average full-time worker earns approximately $2.7 million over their entire lifetime

Even before the U.S. government concluded purchase negotiations with France, President Thomas Jefferson commissioned his private secretary Meriwether Lewis and army captain, William Clark, to lead an expedition into what is now the U.S. Northwest. On #ThisDayInHistory in 1804, the “Corps of Discovery” left Camp Dubois in present-day Illinois. Visit the link in our bio to take a look at the timeline of their expedition.

TIL that people hated shopping carts when they first came out in 1936