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TIL The most powerful punch in the animal kingdom belongs to the Mantis shrimp

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mxJ4E TIL in 1984, a episode of Thomas The Tank Engine featured an engine, Henry, who refused to go out in the rain. To solve the problem, the workers boarded Henry up in a cave and abandoned him.
rRd0e TIL that Queen Victoria is credited with spreading the tradition of brides wearing white dresses to their weddings. After her wedding to Albert in 1840, the colour white became a status symbol of wealth and power, and others quickly followed her example.
ne8ko TIL that you shouldn’t brush your teeth after eating. Apparently you should wait 30 minutes, because otherwise you’ll just be brushing all the damaging acids into your teeth. It’s better not to brush your teeth at all than to brush your teeth right after eating.
lrPr TIL Vikings sailed with cats to keep rodent problem in check on the ships, this is believed to have caused the second wave of cat expansion around the world
QVDM TIL that during a 2012 study done in eastern Germany, the researchers could not find a single person under the age of 28 who believed in God.