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TIL of the German word “Drachenfutter” (literally “Dragon Fodder”): the gift that a man gives his wife after he’s pissed her off.

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QQ5p TIL during a battle in 603 BC Chinese warrior Xiong Yiliao stepped out between the armies and started juggling 9 balls. The opposing troops were so amazed that all 500 of them turned and fled.
ne7gY TIL: FDR is related – by blood or marriage – to a total of eleven presidents: Washington, John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Madison, Taylor, William Henry Harrison, Benjamin Harrison, Van Buren, Grant, and Taft.
grv6A TIL that you're never more than 115 miles from a Mcdonald's Restaurant in the continental U.S.
VBEG8 TIL that not all countries and cultures have the same interpretation of the tooth fairy.
VXLQ TIL: Polonium is so deadly, it would only take 1/1,000,000'th (one millionth) of a gram to kill an average person.