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TIL that the acre unit of measurement was originally developed from the amount of area that a pair of oxen could plow in single day

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5YM1r TIL: sharks do not have a single bone in their bodies. Rather than bones, sharks have a skeleton made of cartilage . Cartilage is the same type of tough, flexible tissue that makes up human ears and noses.
9Yjjr TIL that in 2016 a research ship was named The RRS Sir David Attenborough. An internet poll to suggest the name of the ship showed the actual winner was the name "Boaty McBoatface," but the Science Minister wanted a "more suitable name" and chose a different name from the poll's choices.
J1GjV TIL that a higher percentage of residents of Iceland speaks English (98%) that Icelandic (93.2%)
nWKD7 TIL that under New York City, on the lower concourse of Grand Central Station, there’s a windowless, 440-seat oyster and seafood bar that has been serving customers since the terminal’s opening in 1913. Except for brief closures for a fire in 1997 and COVID-19 it has operated continuously.
x8Ro TIL in New Zealand, you can legally own any firearm you want with a few exceptions and their number of gun deaths have been below 100/year since 1992.