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TIL my fitted sheets have a tag that indicates the side it should go on, thereby reducing the confusion about which is the long or short side.

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dDR9Q TIL that the United States and Spain fought a mock battle in the Philippines in order to prevent Filipinos from taking the city of Manila. The two countries managed to lose a total of 68 soldiers in the fake battle.
epRBb TIL that a violent conflict (1974 to 1978) took place between two communities of chimpanzees in Tanzania. A large party of chimpanzees separated themselves from a once unified group and formed new group known as Kahama. During the four-year conflict, all males of Kahama community were killed.
8aM7P TIL that Captain Oates an Antarctic explorer died during the Terra Nova Expedition. Oates struggling with the journey back walked from his tent into a blizzard. He committed suicide in an act of self-sacrifice when his ill health was compromising his three companions' chances of survival.
XEgkk TIL that the British band "The Tremeloes" where signed to Decca Records instead of the "The Beatles"
b0Na TIL The tip of Mt Everest isn’t the highest point on Earth