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TIL A granfalloon is a group of people who affect a shared identity but lack any meaningful connection. People put into groups by coin toss and given meaningless labels consistently treat others ingroup as kin or close friends. Examples of granfalloons are Hoosiers and alumni of Cornell University.
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TIL about Bob Lemmons, an expert “Mustanger.” Freed by the Civil War, he learned to tame horses. Usually herds of wild mustangs were run down by groups, but Lemmons worked alone. Riding with the herd for several weeks, he’d gradually take over, mount the stallion and lead the horses into a corral.
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TIL In 1014, Byzantine Emperor Basil II captured several thousand Bulgarian soldiers, put them into groups of 100, and blinded 99 in every group. The last soldiers had only one eye gouged out and were ordered to lead their blind friends home. Upon seeing this, Tsar Samuel died of a heart attack.
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