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TIL that the Alfa Romeo Logo isn’t a snake with a red tongue, but a snake eating a human.

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9YvLp TIL that the British sent ships and men to the US at the start of WWII to protect us from German U-boats. One ship sank and all 37 men on-board died. Only 4 washed up on shore. A special "British Cemetery" was created and it is leased in perpetuity to England so the men are at rest on British soil
ZpLvB TIL during a recording session for the Beach Boys song 'Heroes and Villains', Brian Wilson instructed the other band members to crawl around on the floor and mimic pig-snorting noises.
b9Q57 TIL that "red pandas" are actually composed of two distinct species, the chinese and himalayan ones. The chinese are basically more red, and have darker tail raings.
ADxZ7 TIL that in funerals costing thousands, the Toraja sacrifice 24 buffaloes on an average and the last breath of a water buffalo signifies the official death of the deceased relative. They believe that the more of them are sacrificed, the faster the soul of the departed will find its way to heaven.
WkQBN TIL That the reason beans actually give you gas is because of a sugar found in beans called oligosaccharide that the body cannot fully break down. When these sugars move into the small intestine, they produce excess gas.