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TIL February 30th happened once in 1712 in Sweden.

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rNlM4 TIL that even aborigines who are "vaguely familiar with the underlying real animals" often confuse the whale, mammoth, and unicorn
DYwP TIL that Truman, before becoming US President in 1945 advocated arming Germany if the Soviet Union was in a position to win
m11E TIL that there’s 21x as many words which break the “i before e, except after c”-rule as obey it
69Xam TIL Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan’s throne took 7 years to make, costing 4X as much as the World famous Taj Mahal - More than 2500 lbs. of gold and 500 lbs. of precious gemstones were embedded in the Throne and yes, the Koh-i-Noor Diamond was just one of them
01Vy TIL that in Italy, the same voice actor will follow an American actor throughout their filmography and career.