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TIL 90% of the world has been invaded by Britain at some point in history

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1a7WD TIL a museum quality T-rex skeleton only costs $100,000 USD, with a skull being just $10,000 USD.
b9yRZ TIL: about “emergency backup goalies” (EBUGs) in the NHL. If a team’s primary and backup goalie are both injured during a game, anyone in the arena can be called on to suit up and play goal. The home team is always expected to have an amateur goalie in the arena.
6969J TIL a British Airways flight was forced to make an unscheduled landing due to an overpowering smell caused by a passenger's smelly poo.
Z8EB4 TIL that ostriches must eat rocks and sharp things to help them digest their food, and those rocks never come out when they poop. Instead they get worn down by the food. And if ostriches don't eat rocks, glass, or other sharp things, they will die.
l9a1 TIL Honey never spoils. A thousand-years-old jar of honey that got preserved can be eaten today.