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TIL that January 16th is national do nothing day in the US

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DnRr TIL: There is an island in the state of Virginia so isolated its inhabitants have maintained their English accent
DMYr TIL that sand dollars are the skeletons of flattened burrowing sea urchins
eXPL TIL ‘Carmen 16’ is a poem written by Gaius Valerius Catullus (c. 84 BC – c. 54 BC) that is considered so sexually explicit it wasn’t published in English until the late 20th century. It is considered one of the filthiest expressions ever written in Latin, or any language, for that matter.
4loa TIL 28 states in the U.S. have state beverages. Milk is the state beverage of 20.
MbjK TIL a UK heart surgeon has pioneered a new way to repair damaged hearts after being inspired by Leonardo da Vinci’s medical drawings.