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TIL the silent P in the word "ptarmigan" has absolutely no reason to be there. The bird's name comes from the Gaelic "tàrmachan" ("croaker"), but in 1684 the Scottish naturalist Robert Sibbald decided to add a p in front to make the word look more Greek.

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KOyZa TIL about Hamish McHamish a ginger cat who lived in a town in Scotland. He rose to fame after a book entitled Hamish McHamish of St Andrews: Cool Cat About Town was published. On 5 April 2014 a bronze statue of Hamish was unveiled in Hamish"s honor.
kJpM4 TIL about kabaddi, an ancient contact sport where each turn is one breath. Players chant “kabaddi” continuously to prove they aren’t inhaling on their turn
oR9ro TIL of the Baghdad Batteries, three artifact estimated to have been made between 225BC and 650AD which are a fascinating possibility of ancient technology for generating electricity or performing electroplating
MeM6W TIL that in Detroit, you can head south and get to Canada.
BMvk TIL FOX threatened to sue The Simpsons over a FOX News gag, but didn’t because they would have effectively been suing themselves