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TIL that the orange color, strength and high sharpness of Komodo dragons' teeth are due to the high iron content in the enamel

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grV89 TIL that in 2012, Maryland manufactured and distributed a new license plate to celebrate the War of 1812. 800,000 of these plates include a link that promotes a Filipino gambling site.
R5VQ1 TIL that certain phrases can trigger cool animations on iMessage
M16a TIL that there is a flower that literally looks like a set of hooker’s lips and it’s actually called “Hooker’s Lips”
OodBL TIL that the youngest French resistance hero was a little boy who acted as a courier for resistance fighters, slipping past enemy patrols and carrying messages. In 1950, he was posthumously awarded the rank of sergeant of the resistance. He was Marcel Pinte, and he died for France at the age of 6.
dDDm7 TIL the US is larger than Canada in terms of land area. It's only smaller when interior water area is considered.