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TIL the primary purpose of a Castle’s moat was to prevent attackers from tunnelling under the walls.

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x6OGB TIL that the urethra is an organ.
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4Xl7R Til that of all the Great Lakes, Lake Erie contains 2% of the water, but 50% of the fish.
0wwE1 TIL there's a species of shark (Greenland Shark) that has an average lifespan of 400 years, give or take 120 years.
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