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TIL there is a Cyrillic letter so rare it is only used in the phrase “many-eyed Seraphim”

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Zp5VR TIL that older termites are used as suicide bombers.
7r55M TIL the phrase "splice the mainbrace" was originally an order given on naval vessels describing a tedious and critically important emergency repair, but eventually it became a euphemistic order for giving an extra serving of grog or rum to sailors.
9BMM TIL in the Ecuadorian Rain Forest trees have been discovered that can “walk” up to 20 meters in a year
aw1xA TIL in Texas' first drive-thru strip club has 2-song limit
4X0Xw TIL only 6% of high school players go on to play college football. Only 1.7% of college football players get drafted in the NFL. That means only 0.08% of high school football players will go pro.