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TIL Due to their reclusive nature, scientists are unsure how long a pangolin lives in the wild.

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D1KYj TIL As a way to legitimize their rule, medieval kings of England and France would touch people infected with Scrofula, a disease which causes swelling around the neck, expecting the royal touch to miraculously cure the patients. Henry IV of France touched 1,250 patients in one day
wodVP TIL about Jaswant Singh Rawat: The Lone Indian Rifleman Who Held Off a Chinese Battalion for 72 Hours During the Indo-Sino War
DQ7Eg TIL A khanate is a region or place ruled by a khan, who is a tribal leader with the support and loyalty of his warrior subjects. A khaganate is a large nomadic state comprising of several khanates, ruled by a khagan, who is a higher-ranking title than a khan.
9wbJX TIL that the pomelo, the largest citrus fruit, is an ancestor of several cultivated citrus species, including the bitter orange and the grapefruit.
Bnmy TIL Weird Al’s first hit “My Bologna” was recorded in a men’s room across the hall from his college radio station.