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TIL that cows have best friends and get stressed when separated from them.

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8aPWK TIL Dionysius the Elder, Greek ruler of ancient Syracuse ran up massive debts; so Dionysius ordered all citizens (under penalty of death) to turn in all their money (drachmas) Once all the drachmas were collected he simply re-stamped each one drachma coin as two drachmas and paid his debt
BrdaK TIL of the "Stormtrooper Effect" to describe how the hero shoots more accurately as he becomes outnumbered or increasingly desperate. Meanwhile villains miss more shots as they outnumber the hero.
E1KlW TIL the Indian pitta (Pitta brachyura) gets its name from Telegu meaning "small bird" and it is called Arumani kuruvi or 6 o'clock bird in Tamil. It has a distinctive two note whistling call which is heard around 6AM and around 6PM. During migrations, the bird occasionally flies into people's homes.
K0R6 TIL Yao Ming is an ambassador for elephant conservation
QJA8d TIL that in 1982, Zimbabwe passed a law banning citizens from making jokes about the surname of the President, Canaan Banana.