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TIL the male Canadian goose has a corkscrew shaped penis

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jM8a Today I learned that the monks from Monty Python’s The Holy Grail are chanting “Pie Iesu Domine, dona eis requim,” which in English means “Holy Jesus, Lord, grant them rest.” It’s from “Dies Irae” (“Judgement Day”), a 13th century Latin hymn that has been set to music by dozens of famous composers.
oBMy8 TIL that September from 1752 had only 19 days
E1dK0 TIL that pharaoh Tutankhamun was buried with a dagger from space. The dagger was forged from meteorite, proving early metal - working in egypt.
x6mPk TIL that in a 2024 study from the University of Illinois, 2,500 participants were asked to categorize 12 different statements as being either facts or opinions, and nearly half (45.7%) of the subjects performed no better than a coin flip.
xMwo TIL that Islamic schools, “Maddrassas,” funded largely by Saudi Arabia, provide the only viable means for most Pakistani boys to get an education, and in many regions outnumber the state run schools.