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TIL approximately 38% of English-language slang words for vomit come from Australia.

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kOeom TIL a full suit of medieval armour weighed from 45 to 55 lbs, actually less than a modern infantryman would carry in equipment.
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m1m4R TIL that in Switzerland, it is illegal to own just one guinea pig because they are social animals and need companionship
0dGj5 TIL about the existence of a symbol for ?!, the interrobang
mx5lY TIL Jonathan Lee Riches who after hearing that Guinness World Records was going to name him the world's "most litigous person," responded by suing them.