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KOax4 TIL: Peacocks are ophiophagous, they eat snakes.
RWZj TIL of Norton I, the first Emperor of the United States. A benevolent ruler, Emperor Norton issued Proclamations disbanding Congress, forbidding conflicts between religions, and advocating the formation of a League of Nations. At his death in 1880, 30,000 people attended his funeral procession.
bXZN TIL that bonfires were fires originally used to burn bones, which is actually where their names derive from.
RKK8 TIL that following the attacks on 9/11, a Masai tribe in Kenya offered 14 cows as an aid gift to the United States.
Br57W TIL Martha's Vineyard is one of only 5 Natural Features in the U.S. with possessive apostrophes in their names. The Board on Geographic Names has only permitted 5 places to spell their names with possessive apostrophes to avoid disputes and issues over the ownership and control of the land.