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TIL my fingernails grow at roughly the same rate that our continents move

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Y77AB TIL When Emperor Nero got his mistress pregnant, he divorced and banished his wife Octavia. When this led to a public outcry, he instead had her executed.
WkrGL TIL due to laws enacted following the decades-long Japanese occupation of Korea, It is illegal to broadcast Japanese music and television dramas over terrestrial signals in South Korea to this day.
VBYpp TIL the melody of “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star”, “Baa Baa Black Sheep”, and the alphabet song is based on a French song from the 18th century called "Ah! vous dirai-je, maman".
9Y8vp TIL the infamous homecoming parade at the end of Animal House occurs on November 21st, 1963 (the day before Kennedy was assassinated) because it symbolized the last day of a more innocent time in America
wLK7P TIL New Zealands first tank (the Bob Semple tank) was built from a tractor, sheet metal and 6 machine guns. When ridiculed for the design Bob Semple said "I don’t see anyone else coming up with any better ideas."