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TIL that places that end in -stan mean “places of” in Persian

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pgP8 TIL that Theodore Roosevelt openly despised the nickname “Teddy”, and was quick to correct anyone who called him it. He preferred those working closely with him to refer to him as Colonel or Theodore.
oBkoE TIL that when British scientists discovered homosexual behavior in penguins in 1911, they were so shocked that they published the study in Greek so it would remain accessible to only a few scientists.
e08m4 TIL in 1970 only 552 brown pelican nesting attempts were made on West Anacapa Island and only one chick survived
oBMg7 TIL about dazzle camouflage, used for naval ships in WWI. It consisted of "complex patterns of geometric shapes in contrasting colours, interrupting and intersecting each other." This would make it hard for German U-boats to accurately shoot torpedoes.
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