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TIL the collective name for ladybirds is a loveliness of ladybirds

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d85y7 TIL of a Welsh village Llanfair­pwllgwyngyll­gogery­chwyrn­drobwll­llan­tysilio­gogo­goch named as a publicity stunt in 1869 to give the railway station the longest name in Britain. It means: St Marys Church in the Hollow of the White Hazel Near to the Rapid Whirlpool of Llantysilio of the Red Cave.
LkmvV TIL how Smart Water gets its name. Little known fact, but once waters are captured from the wild, they are subject to an IQ test. The better performing waters get dubbed "smart".
9Ywpp TIL that 50-80% of Cali firefighters in the brush are female and male inmates that make about $2/day, yet even after years of experience they can't become firefighters when they are released because CA doesn't hire ex-felons.
aw5Q9 TIL Lafayette, the French officer who aided the U.S. Revolutionary War, gifted a pair of pistols to Washington in 1778. Eventually, they came into Andrew Jackson's possession, and Lafayette identified them while visiting Jackson in 1825. In his will, Jackson bequeathed them back to Lafayette's son.
QJdXa TIL Turtles and tortoise don't "live in their shells", they ARE their shells, their spine is inside the shell.