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TIL Jains believe their religion began with a man who lived in India 592 quintillion years ago

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xVBGB TIL At Andrew Jackson's funeral in 1845, his pet parrot had to be removed because it was swearing loudly.
R7NYj Today I learned about the "slap mark" created by the needle of your speedometer when you get into an accident. It's how investigators determine the speed you were going when it happened.
nedRP TIL that the tadpoles of frogs are mostly herbivores, but the tadpoles of salamanders and caecilians are carnivorous
Y7JLG TIL there are aircraft carriers powered by nuclear reactors.
JYK0m TIL that fish have small, roundish, special ear bones called otoliths located near their brains that provide the fish with balance, knowledge of their velocity, and hearing, however, ichthyologists can study otoliths to determine a fish's age and health just as dendrochronologists study tree rings.