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TIL Pitbulls were once commonly used as babysitters

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wonx8 TIL there exists an “Underwater Waterfall” in Mauritius.
M5pV TIL A tradition of High Wycombe, UK, involves its Mayor being weighed annually in public on a specially erected scale, and their weight compared with the previous year. If it has increased, it means they have been indulging in too much good living at taxpayers’ expense, and the crowd jeers and boos
9YxnG TIL that John Cena learned Mandarin for WWE expansion purposes, and really likes a brand of Chinese chili sauce
1aQPX TIL that the Marvel Comics character Rocket Raccoon was named after The Beatles song "Rocky Raccoon."
eXWk TIL in 1938, 150 women chained themselves to cherry trees in Washington DC in protest of plans to cut the trees down to clear space for the Jefferson Memorial. The protest ended when they had to use the bathroom.