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TIL every year, Norway gives a giant christmas tree to the people of London in gratitude for Englands help during WW2

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7xvO TIL Gonzo has a long-standing romantic relationship with Camilla the Chicken, but as all Muppet chickens look identical, even he’s not sure which of them is his one true love.
VMDgD TIL Ancient Egyptians would shave off their eyebrows when their cats died and shave off all body hair (including their head) when their dog died to mourn until it grew back.
bNwQ TIL that Jackie Kennedy’s Pink Chanel suit won’t be publicly displayed until at least 2103 and is kept in a secret location in which “The temperature hovers between 65 and 68 °F (18 and 20 °C) degrees; the humidity is 40 percent; the air is changed six times an hour.”
oQY TIL that the phrase “If you can’t say something nice, don’t say nothing at all”. Is now known as “Thumper’s rule” or “Thumper’s law” after the character in Bambi.
P10rV Today I learned a chef on the Titanic survived floating in the freezing water... was by getting absolutely flamin drunk.