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TIL Tumbleweed, though iconic in westerns, is not native to North America

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781Ap TIL that in 1671 a man attempted to steal the Crown Jewels, and when he was caught he was brought before King Charles II, who found him so amusing that not only did her pardon the man, but he also ended up giving him massive lands in Ireland and a pension of £500 a year (£92,000 today)
yKkV TIL country music is positively correlated with suicide rates in metropolitan areas
dYmB TIL the Bororo are one of the few groups of people who all have the same blood type. They all have type O blood.
W7yaB TIL that the dress codes are symbolic indications of different social ideas. The history started from the 7th through the 9th centuries, the European royalty and nobility used a dress code to differentiate themselves from other people through ornamented garments, especially the collar.
5VnRD TIL that when sperm whales started getting killed for lamp oil, they were able to develop and spread effective defence tactics across the ocean in just a few years