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TIL that cars, computers and printers are pampered, decorated and given some rest on the Hindu “Machine Worshiping Day”

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BOer TIL the word ‘daisy’ comes from the Old English for 'day’s eye’, as a daisy opens its petals during the day and closes them again at night.
R59gQ TIL that the First Drunk Driver Smashed His Electric Cab Into A Building 127 Years Ago
R5gZQ TIL the peregrine falcon is the fastest animal in the world and can go as fast as 300 km (186 miles) per hour using their dive technique
l7B4r TIL that we have an almost entirely submerged mass of continental crust called Zealandia. Today,94% of the landmass remains submerged beneath the Pacific Ocean. New Zealand is the largest part of Zealandia that is above sea level, followed by New Caledonia.
x6vR5 TIL there is some overlap between the latitudes of the UK and Greenland