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TIL The original version of Trivial Pursuit is known as the Genus Edition ???????????? Genius Edition

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9w0am TIL that scientists have discovered the world's largest coral near the Pacific's Solomon Islands, measuring 34m wide, 32m long, and 5.5m high. The coral, found in October, belongs to the Pavona clavus species and is a standalone structure.
l0Ba TIL that the claw on the end of a tape measure is supposed to be loose. The distance it moves is equal to the thickness of the claw, to take into account the difference between placing the end over an edge and pressing it against an object.
p8y9A TIL Roman salt-making entailed boiling the seawater in large lead-lined pans. Salt was used as currency in ancient Rome, and the roots of the words "soldier" and "salary" can be traced to Latin words related to giving or receiving salt.
Q4r6 TIL the most recent beheading for sorcery in Saudi Arabia was in 2012.
DQebP TIL there is a howitzer cannon permanently mounted at Charles River esplanade in Boston, which is used every fourth of july as "extra percussion" for Tchaikovsky's 1812 overture