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TIL because of some changes in classifications along time, crocodiles belong to a taxonomic clade named Pseudosuchia, which means "false crocodiles"

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JYlLj TIL: Joshua Bell a famous violinist, in a social experiment, played violin outside a metro station in DC, 1097 passed, only a few of them stopped a little bit. After 45 min, and 6 pieces played, he collected $32. Three days prior to that, he sold out a theater in Boston and the seats average $100.
j5gE TIL 14% of women send themselves flowers on Valentine’s Day
VB1ep TIL that the word 'quarantine' originates from the Venetian word 'quarantena,' which means '40 days.' In the 14th century, ships arriving in Venice from plague-infected ports were required to sit at anchor for 40 days before landing to prevent the spread of the disease.
8aY5L TIL that one quarter of our bones are located in our feet. Each foot has 26 bones
OGZDX TIL to celebrate the 900th anniversary of the Domesday Book, a famous medieval manuscript that extensively documented British properties, BBC made a crowdsourced comprehensive data set on the UK, with the goal of preserving the way of life at the time. They then put it on Laserdisc.