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TIL that Oxford University is older than the Aztec Civilization

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oBAE8 TIL the name titmouse comes from the Scandinavian “tit” (small) and the Old English “mase” (bird), literally “small bird”
xoRk TIL that in Nevada, a very reclusive man died. $7 million in gold bars were found in his house.
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bYv9 TIL In Ancient Ireland, subjects would routinely suck on their king’s nipples to demonstrate their submission.