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TIL that tyromancy is the practice of foretelling the future with cheese

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neBv9 TIL In 2000, one of the worst peacetime submarines accidents ever took place off the coast of Russia. A huge explosion sank the giant nuclear-powered submarine Kursk, killing most of its crew and stranding nearly two dozen survivors hundreds of feet underwater.
4yZ5 TIL that whenever a cat slowly closes its eyes and opens them again or winks at you, that means they trust you and recognize you as a friend.
X0PmX TIL that British judges do not have the UK flag behind them and do not use gavels in the courtroom. The TV show 'Judge Rinder', a British imitation of 'Judge Judy', gave its judge both to emulate the US show.
x6Ml7 TIL that the champion racehorse Secretariat (1970 – 1989), in addition to being an influential sire in the Thoroughbred breed, sired two part-bred sons, First Secretary and Statesman, to test his fertility. These colts went on to become prominent sires in the Appaloosa and American Warmblood breeds.
OoXKa TIL that the word pie chart in English is obviously pie chart, in French it's camembert cheese, in Chinese it is pancake, and in Italian it is cake.