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TIL: In 2021 someone in Iceland applied to name their child Aquamann, however this was rejected by the Personal Naming Committee

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ADWrw TIL that the Mossad simply means "the institute" in Hebrew. The full name of the Israeli intelligence service is the Institute for Intelligence and Special Operations, which is shortened to the "Institute".
9wbJX TIL that the pomelo, the largest citrus fruit, is an ancestor of several cultivated citrus species, including the bitter orange and the grapefruit.
69P1Y Today I learned that you can’t buy Smarties(the chocolate ones)in the US.
nW8yb TIL eating feces is a common practice for the Shih Tzu dog breed :)