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TIL The British eat over 3,500,000,000 sandwiches every year

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kOoEE TIL pants and trousers are called pairs because they used to be separate. As early as the 16th Century, you'd feed one leg in, tie the top around your waist and do the same with the other leg. The name stayed even when they started being made as a single item.
BrZgb TIL "Urgent Call for Unity" was an appeal to defeat the Nazis. It was signed by German scientists, authors and artists in advance of the German federal election in 1932. The appeal was unsuccessful, Adolf Hitler was appointed chancellor, and the Nazis were able to consolidate power.
RbOQ TIL that animals licking their wounds can actually help in healing. Most animals have growth factors such EGF (a growth factor used in wound healing and regenerative medicine) that is secreted into their saliva
wLNaM TIL about Owney the Postal Dog! He was a terrier mix that captured the hearts of railway postal workers and rode the trains with them. They even awarded him medals for his service - so many that they filled his collar and a little harness, special-made. Owney was a very good boy, indeed!
OGJjL TIL about "Yasuke." Began researching Japanese history a few weeks ago and came across the first foreign born samurai