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TIL Crowing first at dawn is a privilege reserved for the highest ranking rooster.

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kA0e TIL Japanese spider crabs can be 12 ft long and weigh up to 41 lbs
nWEJ7 TIL the story of Aladdin was not in the original Arabic version of One Thousand and One Nights (aka Arabian Nights). It was added by a French translator. The tale is set in a Chinese city, with Aladdin being Chinese himself.
rpjM TIL that some chimpanzees and monkeys have entered the stone age
a69y TIL Georgre Ohr, the “mad potter of Biloxi” had an 18" mustache that he curled behind his ears and tied behind his head. No one bought his wacky pottery for the ridiculous asking price of $25. Some of his work is worth up to 25 million today, as he predicted it someday would be.
knB TIL that in a kingdom in India it was illegal for women to cover their breasts until the 19th century.