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TiL: That it is considered unlucky to be the third person to light a cigarette. During World War One, soldiers thought that the enemy would see the first light, take aim on the second, and fire on the third, killing the soldier.

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9Yk7X TIL Canada Geese can consume up to 4lbs of grass per day, resulting in about 3lbs of fecal matter daily. The geese themselves weigh approximately 12lbs.
e0DyL TIL that after the outbreak of the First World War Germany didn't stop the organization of the 1916 Olympic games because no one expected the war to continue for several years.
9W7B TIL; Porcupines forage in trees but are bad climbers “in one study of porcupine skeletons in museums, 35 percent had healed fractures consistent with falling”
N7nvM TIL According to Charmin makers Procter & Gamble, a 1978 survey found that Mr. Whipple was the third best-known American, behind former President Richard Nixon and evangelist Billy Graham. (And ahead of then-president Jimmy Carter.)
oRmZL TIL that days are lengthening by 1.8 milliseconds a century, because the moon is moving away from earth at a rate of about 3.8 centimeters (1.1 inch) a year. This caused also that 1.4 billion years ago, a day on our planet lasted only about 18 hours