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TIL most of the hats in the American Old West were bowlers instead of Stetsons.

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7rMxb TIL While Mother's Day is celebrated in over 40+ countries around the world, the date it is celebrated on varies wildly from the second Sunday of February for Norway to December 22nd in Indonesia. Happy Mother's Day for those that it is today!
gOD4 TIL That the Red Army defeated 75-80% of deployed German forces during WW2 / The US/UK only defeated 25-20%
VM9gQ TIL Bhangmeter is the device used to measure yield of nuclear weapon.It is named after the hindi word for cannabis as a joke that only a person on drugs would believe the bhangmeter to work properly.
ANle4 TIL: Sperm whales’ clicks are powerful enough to penetrate and vibrate your entire body to death.
jN5ej TIL of Big Hill-a section of railway on the Canadian Pacific line that proved so difficult to climb, spiral-shaped tunnels had to be bored to reduce the slope to a safe grade.