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TIL elephants are the only wild animal that understands pointing without human training

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rjp0 TIL The four suits in a deck of cards represent the four seasons and the 13 cards in each suit represent the 13 phases of the lunar cycle. This is why a deck of cards has 52 cards and a year has 52 weeks.
9wY9D TIL that there are official radio adaptations of the Star Wars original trilogy released in 1981, 1983, and 1996 with Mark Hamill and several other stars returning to do the voice acting
KO7La TIL although considered a once in a generation genius and having contributed an ungodly amount of research towards theoretical physics, Stephen Hawking never received the Nobel prize because his work was theoretical. Apparently it has to be proven to be awarded.
NXZrb TIL that there has been no boxer to hold the undisputed heavyweight championship for over 20 years, with the last title holder being Lennox Lewis.
ek46 TIL Puerto Ricans were granted US citizenship against unanimous opposition: the local govt said it was a ploy to conscript Puerto Ricans for WWI. If Puerto Rico became a state today, it would have a higher population than 22 existing states.