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TIL that 1 in every 18 people have a third nipple.

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OoO0g TIL of Marthanda Varma, the ruler of Travancore who battled and won against the Dutch East India Company in 1741. The Dutch never recovered from the defeat and no longer posed a large colonial threat to India.
Y7BZx TIL That 1791 people purposefully began drinking unsweetened tea as a way to protest slavery in the British empire
6eEw TIL Marie Curies research papers are still highly radioactive and to access them you must sign a waiver and wear protective clothing.
ygel TIL that a North Korean general was executed with an anti-aircraft gun in front of hundreds of people, reportedly for behaviour such as falling asleep in Kim Jong-un’s presence.
0d7bN TIL of the well-traveled goat who sailed with Captain Cook, circumnavigated the globe twice, was one of the first Europeans to visit Tahiti, New Zealand and Australia and was celebrated on her return to England. Truly the GOAT of goats.