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TIL the Quartermaster on Pirate ships could veto the captain’s decisions whenever the ship was not chasing a prize or engaged in battle

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R7OOw TIL that despite being strongly associated with NASA and astronauts, freeze-dried ice cream was never taken on board any missions to space.
NXJKb TIL bird feathers are actually modified reptilian scales
Anon TIL that Greenland is actually part of North America, is ruled by Denmark, and is icier than Iceland.
dQ6r TIL the Queen of England can veto any law she doesn’t like and has real powers to dissolve Parliament, choose a new Prime Minister and even declare war.
epW4g TIL of Saint Fiacre, the Patron Saint of Proctology and Hemorrhoid Sufferers