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TIL The USA’s anthem is just different lyrics set to the music of an old British drinking song.

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x6Beo TIL that humans can learn to use echolocation to perceive detailed information about the location, density, and dimension of the objects in their surroundings (as bats do).
a8ndZ TIL the recommend amount of laundry soap you are supposed to use is 2 tablespoons. The "measuring cup" on top makes you use to much detergent.
gnVW TIL that, over time, an amount of petroleum equal to 80 Exxon Valdez oil-spills, 100 to 150 barrels/day, has naturally bubbled up through seeps into the ocean floor sediment off the coast of Santa Barbra, CA. It is still continuing as you read this.
QNZE6 TIL the British National Archives found 29 forgeries, planted within 12 of their files, which all support elaborate claims made about WWII by historian Martin Allen, who is believed to be the only person to check out all those files. But the CPS decided not to prosecute, in part due to his health.
4Xy95 TIL that COLLABORATIONISM does not carry the same positive connotation as its root word. It instead refers to the carrying out an act of treason; most commonly applicable to WW-II