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TIL rich Ancient Romans would eat dinner from a reclined position, on a chaise lounge esque furniture they called "kline"

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4kJNw TIL that the heavily outnumbered British won the pivotal Battle of Plassey that started their conquest of India because they knew how to deal with rain. They covered their gunpowder while the Siraj's gunpowder got wet and unusable.
LQmbP TIL North Korean dictator Kim Jung Un lived in Switzerland from 1992 until 2000, where he attended a private school, and was described as "well-integrated".
lo1v5 TIL the human eye can only move smoothly when it is tracking a target
mxm9Y TIL that scientists have created genetically modified goats that create spider silk in their milk. Large quantities of spider silk can be farmed for use in such applications as replacement ligaments and bullet proof vests.
RRAl TIL That, according to some interpretations, the US Presidential Succession Act is unconstitutional, and members of Congress cannot succeed to the Presidency.