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Y714G TIL that birds are taxonomically considered reptiles and crocodiles are more closely related to birds than lizards.
D1nGe TIL medieval nicknames for the toilet included the ‘draught’, ‘gong’, ‘siege-house’, ‘neccessarium’, and even ‘Golden Tower’.
aKn9 TIL among NATO soldiers, a French combat ration is worth 5 American MRE rations
pY548 TIL There's a School in Washington State in which their school bus has to cut through Canada twice a day every day to take kids to and from school
KY8Qw TIL that the shortest verse in the Bible is "Jesus wept" (John 11:35).