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KOM59 TIL that "having the guts to fight" used to mean soldiers being diarrhea-free, and thus able to participate in battle
R7l87 TIL that the marker for the Four Corners Monument in the US where visitors put their bodies in four states at once, is off by 1,800 feet to the east meaning most tourists technically just visited New Mexico.
JGZ8 TIL when you buy a bottle of Laphroaig Scotch, they will give you a 1 square foot piece of land in Scotland.
78EKx TIL the Kakapo, a large green flightless parrot from New Zealand, has a life expectancy of up to a 100 years.
R5Dxj TIL that Radio City Music Hall in New York was originally intended to showcase vaudeville-style acts, but the initial opening was a disaster with singers and dancers dwarfed by the cavernous 6,200 seat hall. It then primarily became a movie theater and venue for large scale concerts and stage shows.