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TIL that excepting cats, insects and songbirds, no females of any species are allowed in Agio Oros - male monastery situated on Mount Athos in northeastern Greece

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BgodW TIL all USPS (United States Postal Service) Mail Trucks were designed and manufactured by Grumman Aerospace Corp (now Northrop-Grumman, designer of the A-10 Warthog and B-2 Spirit bomber) up until 1994.
e0AoD TIL that the survival rate on the Titanic was 61% for the first-class passengers - but only 23% for the third-class passengers.
NXkDP TIL that the world’s oldest known living organism is a grove of quaking aspen trees in Utah named "Pando." It’s estimated to be over 80,000 years old and weighs around 6,000 tons.
VBrZD TIL of the Brazen head, a construct in medieval folklore that could supposedly answer any question, also a common theme is them breaking them or exploding after their maker misses the chance to ask them a question
pYyNZ TIL: That the use of toilet paper started in ancient China around the 2nd century BC. Prior to this, the ancient Romans used a "tersorium", consisting of a sponge on a stick. The stick would be soaked in a water channel in front of a toilet, and then stuck through a hole at the front of the toilet.