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TIL of the word “callipygian,” which means “having a well-shaped buttocks.”

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WkRpX TIL: Alexander the Great never lost a battle
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XvWr TIL that in Japan, the sales of adult diapers have surpassed the sales of baby diapers.
PVPn TIL wild elephants have around double the life expectancy of their zoo counterparts.
9EyQ TIL that the standard-sized paper sheet in the western world (A4) is based on a factor of √2. The reason for this is so if you fold it lengthwise every time, it maintains the same length-to-width ratio, large or small.