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TIL that rubies are just red sapphires.

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9YZop TIL that in 2003, Republican Bob Ney changed French Fries to Freedom Fries in the Congressional cafeterias because of France's opposition to the proposed invasion of Iraq. The French reacted to this news by saying they focus on serious issues, adding that fries are in fact a Belgian invention.
nWBlr TIL the oldest living land animal is Jonathan the Tortoise at 191 years old. He's resided on the remote island of Saint Helena since 1882. Although he's lost his sight & sense of smell, he spends his days roaming the grounds of the Governor’s house with his 3 giant tortoise pals: Emma, David, & Fred
9YMY7 TIL that dogs can tell time by smell. They can smell different times of the day, and how long you've been gone by how much your(owner's) smell has dissipated since you've left.
W7YBN TIL that early in Edgar Allen Poe's writing career, he published an essay exposing a fake chess-playing automaton that was actually operated by a chess master hidden inside. The essay employs a method of deduction called 'ratiocination' which is used by C. Auguste Dupin, Poe's fictional detective.
KppE TIL: There is a word for the murder of citizens by their own government, “democide” and it is the leading cause of unnatural human death.