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TIL That There Is Are Several Statues Of Liberty In France (Pictured Statue Of Liberty, River Seine)

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kJ6Q4 TIL of the HMS Black Joke, a former slave ship captured and given to the British West Africa squadron. Over a 5 year career she captured dozens of slave ships and freed thousands of African slaves bound for the Western Hemisphere.
QJ7Le TIL that while most men have a larger right than left testicle, the opposite pattern is seen in Ancient Greek statues. Scholars think this anatomical error is linked to the historical belief that each testicle separately contains the sperm needed to produce a male or female heir.
vZ0D TIL the cyclopes of ancient mythology may just be misidentified dwarf elephants
nWlWG TIL the Battle of Nechtansmere in 685 was one of the most significant in Britain, because it smashed the power of the Angles, allowing the Saxons to dominate to the south, and prevented what became Scotland from being absorbed by the rest of Britain
W7M4d TIL Joe Rogan was a self admitted Quake Addict