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YpjWZ TIL that King George V, on a visit to Japan, had a local artist tattoo a blue and red dragon on his arm in 1881.
advM TIL an elephant-sized sloth existed and went extinct only 10.000 years ago. It was one of the largest land mammals, measuring up to 6m(20ft) and weighing 4 tons
KOxv4 TIL Early European modern humans had dark skin, as genes for light skin did not evolve until 30000 years ago, and white skin did not become prevalent in Europe until the Bronze Age.
P1KMw TIL of The Swing Youth were a youth counterculture of jazz and swing lovers in Germany formed in 1939. They admired the "American way of life", defining themselves in swing music and opposing Nazism. With a focus on African-American music they were particularly spiteful of the Hitler Youth.
JYVm1 TIL Blue whales eat half a million calories in one mouthful