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TIL while most of Noah Webster’s ‘Americanized’ spellings (such as 'center’ and 'color’) caught on, some did not, such as his changing of 'tongue’ to 'tung’.

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XE418 TIL that Mongolian wrestlers must wear open jackets called “zodog”.Legend has it that on one occasion a wrestler defeated all other combatants and ripped open the zodog to reveal her breasts, showing to all she was a woman. To deter any similar future incident, the jacket style was modified
JZjk TIL Killer Whales are able to learn to speak Dolphin. When killer whales were socialized with bottlenose dolphins at a water facility, they changed the types of sounds they made to resemble those of their social partners
D1E7j TIL that Sister Josephine Rosenthal was the first ever recorded possessed nun, and the front portion of her face and skull were mummified!
4d6b TIL on 1st of June 2001 the heir to the Nepalese throne - Prince Dipendra shot and killed several members of the royal family (while intoxicated) including his parents - the reigning King and Queen. This eventually lead to the abolishment of the Kingdom of Nepal.
ZbVD TIL Alone on Mars, the Curiosity Rover sings itself Happy Birthday every year on August 5th.