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TIL that in 2007, Scotland spent six months of research and £ 125,000 to create a new slogan that would boost tourism. They came up with "Welcome to Scotland".

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N7AWM TIL the skin of a honey badger is so thick that it can withstand multiple machete blows, arrows, and spears. The only sure way to kill one is via a club to the skull or gunshot.
gM16X TIL that the sub USS Archerfish was credited with only one sinking during WW2, the Japanese supercarrier Shinano. This remains the largest ship ever sunk by a sub, and measured by tonnage the most successful US patrol of the war.
wL7W1 TIL Myostatin is a protein produced in the human body that inhibits muscle growth. People with myostatin deficiency have twice the muscle mass of the average human and usually more muscle strength. Strongman Eddie Hall has myostatin deficiency
wLooY TIL Coroners in the U.S. are elected officials, require little to no training in most districts, and may overule a forensic pathologist in naming a cause of death.
a8nOA TIL Rolex gave watches to British prisoners in WW2 and allowed them to pay after they had been released. One of these watches was sold for more than $65,000 in Sydney, Australia in 2006.