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TIL that there are polar bear sized pigs that are breed by Chinese farmers

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WkAlX TIL the "fly" in a pair of trousers refers to the flap of clothing covering the opening, and not the zipper itself. For tailors, a fly is any flap of clothing that covers an opening in a garment.
neORr TIL: There are no green mammals and they cannot make green pigment.
78oQp TIL that in Ninilchik, Alaska, there is a still spoken isolated dialect of Russian that hasn't evolved since +150 years ago.
GYgnQ TIL that the 1904 Olympic marathon involved a runner who drove 11 miles to the finish line, a runner who was poisoned by his coaches, a runner who was chased by dogs for one mile, and a runner who ate a rotten apple, took a nap and still finished fourth.
4XNPb The world’s first ever known wheelie to be successfully attempted, c. 1936.