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TIL The Battle of the Somme was humouristically called the "Great Fuck Up" by soldiers of WW1

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j6VGv TIL there is a town in Texas USA named "Canadian" and its citizens are called "Canadians"
5YKYr TIL the hour and minute hands of a clock align perfectly every 1 hour, 5 minutes and 27.273 seconds. The hour and second hands align perfectly every 60.083 seconds. The minute and second hands align perfectly every 61.017 seconds.
j6A7N TIL that the average person on Earth has viewed the Baby Shark video more than one and a half times.
b6pPp TIL that the Portuguese custard tarts Pastel De Nata's were created by Catholic Monks to help support their monasteries
oKWo TIL Elephants rape and kill rhinos. There have been at least 63 confirmed instances in Pilanesberg Park alone.