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TIL that according to Welsh legend, Corgis are fairie pets gifted to humans.

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b6OA9 TIL that India has the world's largest population of wild tigers, with an estimated 70% of the global tiger population residing in the country. The Bengal tiger, which is found primarily in India, is not only the national animal of India but also the largest tiger subspecies.
Lk9Rv TIL that Schrödinger's cat paradox was originally intended to ridicule quantum superposition. Schrödinger was proven incorrect and his thought experiment is now used to explain superposition rather than criticise it.
BrwBb TIL a South African man plans to tow an iceberg from Antarctica to provide drinking water to 4 million people. After facing droughts limiting water usage, the 125 million ton, 70 story tall iceberg would supply 20% of Cape Town’s water needs for a year.
MeY6b TIL there's a city in Texas called Cut and Shoot, supposedly named after a boy shouted "I'm going to cut around the corner and shoot through the bushes in a minute!" during an altercation.
pYR4Z TIL that Vermont not only wasn’t one of the original 13 colonies, but that it was its own country for a few years.