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TIL that King Norodom Sihamoni of Cambodia is the only ruling monarch in the world to be fluent in Czech.

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waX6 TIL in 2005 an Oklahoma judge was caught using a penis pump and oiling himself up during criminal trials. Court employees reported hearing strange whooshing sounds, and thought the judge might be tying fishing lures underneath the bench.
XxwE TIL that cargo ships leave the equivalent of contrails along their route that can be seen from space. Water molecules accumulate on pollutants coming from the exhaust of ships which essentially seeds clouds. These clouds are known as ship tracks.
v1rAB TIL Gorillas are vegans – the only lapse is the occasional ant – eating leaves, flowers, shoots and stems. A big male needs to consume 75lb of food a day, so they spend much of their time grazing, with the occasional downtime for naps. Their lives are ‘a picnic party with no beginning and no end’
yB78 TIL The pioneer of BMX racing died homeless and alone in a vacant lot.
ANDyx TIL that Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky, OH operates 24/7 live camera feeds of the park that anybody can watch