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TIL "The Star-Spangled Banner" actually has four verses, although the second through fourth verses are not commonly performed.

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VNYD TIL…In Switzerland it is illegal to own one guinea pig because they are prone to loneliness.
ko5W TIL A National Geographer photographer was taught how to hunt by a giant leopard seal and fed for 4 days straight
18X4 TIL that Bill Murray considers Groundhog Day probably the best work that he has done. Before that movie he was seen largely as a clown. After it, he was a complex actor with range.
nWKv9 TIL all living individuals of the Mercury Island tusked weta (a large, flightless insect known for its large tusks) are descended from a male and two females captured in 1998 and bred in captivity.
XYd8 TIL Vin Diesel is an avid player of Dungeons & Dragons, and has been playing for over 20 years. While filming xXx, he had a fake tattoo on his stomach with the name of his D&D character, Melkor.