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TIL a chicken once lived for 18 months without a head
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TIL a Polynesian man named Tupaia drew an incredibly accurate map for Captain Cook, but it was misunderstood to be badly made and unusable. The map puzzled people for centuries until some researchers finally figured out how to use it correctly.
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TIL that the origin of the word “Conundrum” is unknown. Yet etymologists are satisfied with this because it suits the word.
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TIL The last time hostages were given as assurances for a treaty was 1748, when two British peers were sent to France
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TIL 19 states in America have laws in place to discourage building of local/community Internet services because big ISPs lobby against it.
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TIL The firm who repaired seat covers on San Francisco's BART trains started paying people to slash the fabric, eventually accounting for 85% of vandalism reports