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TIL that animals’ “languages” have regional dialects.

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Br79r TIL that in Cape Town, a cannon has been fired everyday since 1806 to signal noon. It was traditionally used so that ships could set their chronometers.
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xKZk TIL: All white tigers are the result of severe inbreeding. Most white tiger cubs are euthanized due to some type of deformity including eyes on the sides of their heads, deformed jaws and teeth, misshapen skeletal structure, mental disabilities, allergies, and weak immune systems
W7Grd TIL that in 1904, George C. Parker "sold" the Brooklyn Bridge multiple times, tricking victims into believing they could charge tolls. Some even tried setting up booths before police stopped them. He also "sold" landmarks like the Statue of Liberty, using the phrase, "I have a bridge to sell you."
b1rZ TIL that there is a sausage restaurant in Regensburg, Germany which has been in business for over 900 years. That means they were selling sausages well before the Inca Empire existed and are still serving 6,000 sausages a day.