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TIL that some accounts of St. Christopher said he descended from a race of dog-people.

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8aWn8 TIL that when Germany invaded Belgium in World War I, King Albert I took personal command of the Belgian Army. He led his army for 4 years, fighting alongside his troops, while his wife, Queen Elisabeth, worked as a nurse at the front. His 12 year-old son, the Crown Prince, also fought in the ranks
xKVo TIL Your biological clock lowers your body temperature at night. There is a reason why getting out of a warm bed is so hard in the morning.
M0MK TIL the United States government fed radioactive oatmeal to mentally handicapped children to study the effects of radioactivity.
oGYA TIL that all variations of tea – white, yellow, green, oolong, black and post-fermented – derive from the exact same plant.
9wErX TIL in 2016 the first adult great white shark (an 11.5-foot male) to ever be exhibited by an aquarium died after spending just 3 days in captivity.