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78GRP TIL the Roman Emperor Fedrick II (1220-1250) kept a Sulphur Crested Cockatoo, a parrot native to Australia and New Guinea.
ndZG TIL Germany is the third largest exporter on Earth, accounting for nearly as much exports as the entire US, and for $1.5 trillion of the EU’s $2.1 trillion in exports.
Ypw6x TIL the color orange is named after the fruit of the same name. Not the other way around.
wLwmY TIL that Zimbabwe used to have a 100-trillion-dollar bill that was equal to just $0.40 USD.
P1W6w TIL Nitrogen bubbles in the synovial fluid get trapped then released from moving joints and stretches, causing painless noises. Crepitus is harmless when not caused by an injury, medical condition or disease