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TIL Giraffes have purple/blue tongues. Here's 9 facts about it lol.

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BrGJL TIL that their are 17 flavors of Maruchan instant ramen including ones like lime chili shrimp
GApDj TIL following the US entry into WWI in 1917, a wave of anti-German sentiment swept across the nation. This sentiment manifested in acts of aggression towards Dachshund dogs, with disturbing reports emerging of some being targeted and even killed by enraged mobs.
Z8Y6a TIL that in Alabama tomorrow is Jefferson Davis Day which is still a state holiday. Instead of Martin Luther King Jr. Day they have Robert E Lee's Birthday, and April 22nd was Confederate Memorial Day.
7BYZ TIL that the “60 Minutes” whitewash of Audi wasn’t the first time a major news network was caught rigging an automotive test. NBC did it to Chevrolet in 1992, but a firefighter at the test blew the whistle, forcing NBC to cough up an on-air apology.
v1eO8 TIL Empress Irene of the Byzantine Empire, among other things, became empress by winning a beauty contest, after her husband died became the first empress to rule in her own right in Byzantine History, and blinded her own son in order to retain power.