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TIL that barnacles have the biggest penis to body ratio of the entire animal kingdom

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ep7Ab TIL that Britain was connected to mainland Europe more recently than once thought
oVaW TIL that Bikram Yoga was invented in the 1970’s by a man called Bikram Choudhury, who decided to copyright poses developed from those available for free for centuries. He also compares himself to Jesus and sues everyone who tries to “copy” his business.
rbG0 TIL Lagunitas was temporarily shut down in 2005 because of weed - Story goes the CMO lit a “baton-sized” joint at a company party, and was immediately handcuffed by an undercover agent. Lagunitas later launched “Undercover Investigation Shut-Down Ale” and is now 1 of the US’ biggest craft breweries.
R7J5Q TIL American author Washington Irving lied when he said Christopher Columbus sailed the world in a bid to prove it wasn't flat. The truth is that 'Flat Earth' has not been a mainstream theory since at least 600 B.C. In the 1400s, almost everybody would have known the Earth was round.
VBXjB TIL George Leonidas Leslie was responsible for about 80% of all bank robberies in the US in the late 1800s. By day he was a distinguished architect who hobnobbed with New York City’s elite, but by night he was one of history’s most prolific bank robbers.