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Wk4Q4 TIL about a population of Greater Rheas (Nandus) that established itself in Northern Germany after 7 birds escaped a farm in 2000. As of 2018 their number has reached as many as 566
6aDl TIL that amongst the crowns, swords and sceptres the oldest British ‘crown jewel’ is a spoon, the Coronation spoon to be precise.
JY0Ev TIL Ballet dancers have a significantly higher pain tolerance and pain threshold than non-dancers because of their greater exposure to physical training
JYLdQ TIL Saladin (of crusader-era fame) ordered an elaborate pulpit to be installed in the Al-Aqsa Mosque (Jerusalem) during the 12th century. Over 900 years later, it was destroyed in an arson attack by an Australian man who then spent 5 years in an Israeli mental institution before being deported.
y8xJ TIL Sacha Baron Cohen was nominated for an award in Kazakhstan for his role in Borat. According to the president , “He had raised the profile of the country to a level once thought impossible”.