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TIL Dr.Seuss wrote an adult book, but due to his inability to draw a sexy female it was a flop

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oR9k8 TIL: The etiquette of dueling in America has 25 rules for both guns and sword duels. An insult to one's lady is considered a great offense and the first 10~ rules involve the pre duel banter and gives several chances for apologies or to insult the other party more.
epkk6 TIL that from 2020 to 2023, there were at least five hundred reports of Orcas attacking boats off the Atlantic coast of Spain and Portugal, an unusual and unprecedented behavior
78pnL TIL in Finland long-distance trains have sections for people travelling with pets, with a seat next to the passenger and compartments for night travel.
nW70r TIL The Oxford English Dictionary took a massive 71 years to complete, from 1857 until 1928
bEEN TIL: In the Olympics of 67 A.D., Emperor Nero competed in the 4-horse chariot races with a 10-horse team, only to be thrown from his chariot. He didn’t finish the race but he was still proclaimed the winner on the grounds that he would have won had he been able to complete the race.