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TIL that beavers are considered fish by the Catholic Church, allowing them to be eaten during lent.

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xbmo TIL that the World’s Largest Family consists of 1 husband, 39 wives, 94 children and 33 grandchildren.
d8nZ9 Today I learned that chocolate milk was originally made as a medicine
n0v7 TIL Ellis Island was man made using the earth removed from under New York City while clearing space for the subway system.
gNVA TIL in 1945 an airplane crashed into the Empire State Building, injuring elevator operator Betty Oliver. When rescuers attempted to lower her on an elevator, the cable snapped, plunging her 75 stories down. She survived the fall, and to this day holds the record for longest survived elevator fall.
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