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TIL the oldest object in England’s Crown Jewels is a spoon

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VB7Yp TIL Lightning bugs lay their eggs in soil during the summer, not in fallen autumn leaves
oBYA7 TIL that the dog breed Labrador comes from the Canadian Labrador peninsula which in turn comes from the name of the Portuguese explorer João Fernandes Lavrador which means "plower"
v1814 Today I learned that club moss spores are so hydrophobic, if you pour them onto water, then stick your hand in the glass, it'll come out dry. Also, that it's super flammable. I heard it on a podcast but had to see it myself, and found this:
69bZX TIL that the NBA D (Developmental) league changed its name to the G league in 2017, with the G standing for Gatorade. This made it the first pro sports league named for an advertiser
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