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TIL that cannons are also percussion instruments classified as "Pyrophones" because they are used when performing songs such as the 1812 Overture and For Those About To Rock.

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LQ6W0 TIL of Berserk Llama Syndrome. A dangerous behavior resulting from being coddled by humans at a young age.
e041g TIL The Mann Act (USA law) makes it a crime to drive across a state border with an unmarried woman and have sex with her later, even if she is your girlfriend.
PMEw TIL that the portuguese man o war, isn’t one Jellyfish, it’s four animals living symbiotically.
AN0Xa TIL the Amygdala in the brain is responsible for processing fear and sexual desires. Its goal is to ensure survival. If for some reason fear is not enough to get through a dangerous situation, stimulation of sexual activity for the purpose of reproduction ensures the continuation of the species.
b9OZ7 TIL that the "General Sherman" tree in the Giant Forest is approximately 2200 years old. It would have been a little sapling 200 years before Jesus walked the earth