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TIL that "Ivan the Terrible" could more accurately be translated as "Ivan the Formidable"

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gr6gD TIL moss grows in sloths' fur, and there's a moth species that only lives in sloth fur moss. Sloths make risky descents to defecate rather than defecating from the canopy so moths which lay eggs in their dung and make their moss more nutritious can live in their moss.
VM4GB Today I learned that the last individual to hold the title of Tsar was Simeon II of Bulgaria, who ruled the country during WW2, and again in the 21st century as Prime Minister. He's still alive today.
kObW5 TIL that the first known reference to mutual simultaneous oragenitalism as "69" is in the 1790s French book Whore's Catechisms, attributed to Mlle. Théroigne de Méricourt (one the early leaders of the French Revolution), where it is named "soixante-neuf"
xd55 TIL: There was a limited edition publication in 1953 of Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 bound in asbestos to prevent burning.
1DPW TIL the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami is the biggest national tragedy in Sweden’s modern history even though it occurred in Asia. They lost more citizens (543) than any other Western country.