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TIL Astrologers do not agree on when the Age of Aquarius will start or even if it has already started

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ANW7g TIL "Moby Dick" was in part inspired by the real-life sinking of the whaling ship Essex. Survivors of Essex resorted to cannibalism by lots, before being rescued, 89 days after the sinking.
GYWk1 TIL; the Honeyguide is an African bird that evolved alongside early humans and leads humans to honey
MebE8 TIL that AK-47 stands for Avtomat Kalashnikova, named after Mikhail Timofeyevich Kalashnikov, who designed the accepted version of the weapon in 1947.
Me9nA TIL Proper flossing technique means using floss to scrape the bacteria off both sides of teeth, not just pulling out old food
XEvKR TIL of Abuwtiyuw, one of the oldest known named animals