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yamX TIL two mines detonated on the first day of the Battle of the Somme were apparently so loud that the blasts were heard in London, nearly 200 miles away.
5Yg8Q TIL the U.S has more Spanish speakers than Spain.
OQp1 TIL contrary to popular thinking, wolves are not dominated by an “Alpha Wolf” that is the most aggressive male, or male-female pairing, of the pack. Rather, they have found that wolf packs are similar to human families, and there is little aggression or fights for “dominance.”
b66Ea TIL The 1836 Independent Republic of Texas included land as far north as what is now Wyoming.
0w15y TIL about the "Vigiles" or Watchmen of Rome. Created by Caesar Augustus, they were firefighters who were also allowed to stop petty crimes while patrolling the city at night. If a magistrate found that someone had ignored the Vigiles' fire safety tips, the citizen was ordered beaten.