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TIL that the French waved the white flag as a symbol of military command.

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BgN7L TIL that a single Bengal tiger has killed an estimated 436 people in Nepal and India in the late 19th and early 20th century.
Wond TIL that the 15 largest commercial ships in the world create as much pollution in a year as every car on the planet
JZok TIL female pigs were used to hunt truffles as they are attracted to their smell, which resembles that of a male pig’s sex hormones. The use of pigs to hunt truffle was banned in Italy in 1985 as they tend to damage the truffles while hunting.
v1w9K TIL Happy hour is illegal in Ireland
16xwV TIL that on 11 May 1910, 260 children were left fatherless and 85 women widowed as a result of the Wellington Pit Explosion in Whitehaven, Cumbria.