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TIL Māori tribal groups from New Zealand complained to LEGO as their language was heavily used in the Bionicle line of toys

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l7EPG TIL that prior to their famous duel, Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr served on the same defense team during a sensational murder trial that was dubbed the "Trial of the Century."
R5oO4 TIL The "two-fingered salute" with an inward facing palm has long been an insulting gesture in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. George H W Bush once accidentally used the insulting gesture in Australia, mistaking it for the "peace sign" (palm facing outwards).
l7EoV TIL that cows actually only have one stomach, but it has four different compartments to it, so you will hear them being described as having four stomachs. Each compartment (rumen, reticulum, omasum, abomasum) is used for a different stage of their digestive process.
ekYJ TIL that when asked about his thoughts on Ben Affleck playing Batman, George Clooney responded by saying “I am the least qualified person to comment on anyone playing the role of Batman since I so terribly destroyed the part”
v1NY4 TIL a retired American heart and lung surgeon has patented a scuba suit that would allow a human to breathe “liquid air”, like in the movie The Abyss. He has simulated 1000 foot dives with mammals and has decompressed them in less than half a second with no decompression sickness.