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TIL that Ketchup, both the word and sauce, originate from China

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dME7 TIL- When cranes (the bird) sleep, one bird acts as a sentry. The sentry holds stone in its claw so that if it falls asleep the stone will drop the stone and the sentry will wake.
0wb5N TIL there are 22 Belgian exclaves in the Netherlands which then contain 7 exclaves of the Netherlands within them.
oBpBL TIL Jupiter was the first planet to form in our solar system
neVDW TIL the Beatles started a company called Apple Corps in 1968, which included Apple Electronics, Apple Films and Apple Music. In 1978 they sued and won against Apple Computer (now Apple Inc) for trademark infringement.
rNwjw TIL penguins penguins engage in prostitution in exchange for stones to build their nests