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TIL THE ROMANS ONLY HAD CAPITAL LETTERS

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OoYVY TIL: in 2013, Miriam Margolyes, or Professor Sprout from Harry Potter, announced she 'was a dyke' during her Australian Citizenship ceremony in front of the Prime Minister, to gasps from the crowd.
o9Gr TIL Norwegians consume the most cognac in the world, per person, in relation to the population (5 million)
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.
kO0am TIL that you shouldn't remove someone's helmet after a motorcycle crash unless under specific circumstances
16K64 TIL there is a library in Denmark called the Human Library where you can borrow a person instead of a book and listen to them talk.