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TIL that some spanish teams are called 'Real' meaning royal, because it's bestowed on them by the royal family of spain

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pYRJN TIL among the most endangered species, three reside in Ethiopia, the walia ibex of the Simien Mountains, the mountain nyala (a kind of antelope), and the Simien jackal. All three species are found in the Western & Eastern highlands in numbers ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand.
ADQox TIL: The tensor tympani muscle causes the loud rumbling noise you hear when you close your eyes very tightly.
ZpaWa TIL Eugénie de Montijo, Empress of the French, was a made a Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire her aid to the British during the First World War. Eugénie de Montijo donated her yacht to the war effort and funded hospitals in France.
woxbE Today I learned the former lead singer of the yardbirds (Keith Relf) died by getting electrocuted by his guitar on March 17th, 1976.
X0GdQ TIL there is no official Calvin and Hobbes merchandise besides the compilation books. Bill Watterson was vehemently against merchandising his characters and even went as far as to say, "Only thieves and vandals have made money on Calvin and Hobbes merchandise."