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TIL: Any dolphins or whales that are caught within 3 miles of the UK are considered the personal property of Queen Elizabeth

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6EBa7 TIL that it is estimated that approximately 35 million Americans are descendants of the original 102 passengers who came to America aboard the Mayflower.
XQV8 TIL the Q in Q-tips stands for “quality”, and that they were originally called “baby gays”
OoOD1 TIL That the Maya civilization used chocolate as money. Chocolate—in the form of fermented and dried cacao beans—was "almost certainly" a key Maya currency. Running out of it may have played a role in their downfall.
NXZ8P TIL Alexina Morrison, a fugitive from slavery in Louisiana claimed to be a kidnapped white girl and sued her master for her freedom on that ground, arousing such popular feeling against him that a mob threatened to lynch him
ljB1 TIL while filming “Blues Brothers,” John Belushi disappeared from the set. Dan Ackroyd went door to door looking for him. A homeowner told him, “Oh, you mean Belushi? He came in here an hour ago and raided my fridge. He’s asleep on my couch.”