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TIL the British law for Treason was created in 1351, is written in Medieval French and remains unchanged to this day.

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awYmZ TIL: some pirates say they've been hired by companies to hijack a ship and "lose it" so that the companies can gain the insurance money
wglW TIL in 1918, the geographic center of the United States was determined by balancing a cardboard cutout shape of the US on a point. It was accurate to within 20 miles.
R7JP4 TIL 95 percent of Mongols are lactose intolerant yet eat a diet that consists heavily of dairy products
kJojd TIL that Canada still has 91% of the forest cover that it had at the beginning of European settlement
4XP0X TIL that mosquitoes perform musical duets before mating.Male mosquitos "buzz" at between 550-650 Hertz while females buzz at about 350-450 Hz. When female mosquitos fly close to male mosquitos, they harmonize their wing flapping as a signifier of good health and fitness.If they can't,no copulation.