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TIL Americans pronounce the word “interesting” with four syllables, unlike the three in my country

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M7R5A TIL about the least weasel, the smallest member of the genus Mustela. Relative to body size, the weasel has a stronger bite force than a lion, tiger, hyena, or even a bear. Though it happens rarely, least weasels are capable of killing prey far larger than themselves.
ayy0 TIL that in preparation for a state visit by Nicolae Ceausescu, Elizabeth II ordered the guest rooms of Buckingham Palace be stripped of valuables for fears that they’d be stolen. She later described the visit as the worst three days of her life
E1ovX TIL: All Potatoes originated near modern day Peru
ky04 TIL Stetson Kennedy infiltrated the KKK in the 1940s, exposing its secrets to authorities and the outside world. He coined the term “Frown Power” when he started a campaign with that name, which simply encouraged people to pointedly frown when they heard bigoted speech.
M7RoV TIL Saturn has 146 moons in its orbit. The moons range in size from larger than the planet Mercury to a sports arena