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TIL that Muhammad Ali once opened a fish and chip shop in Coventry

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4kJZw TIL the Toilet Snorkel aka. "Fresh Air Breathing Device" was meant to improve fire safety in the 80s.
L5nr TIL the Ten commandments quoted by most people aren’t the ten commandments carved into the stone tablets by Moses according to the Bible. The actual Ten Commandments contain gems such as “Do not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk” and “The first offspring of every womb belongs to me.”
NN7P TIL that Tsar Peter the Great of Russia learned shipbuilding at a dock in Amsterdam after disguising himself as a common craftsman and worked on constructing the ships himself.
m1a6y TIL of a Hawaiian Sovereignty Movement fighting for nation sovereignty. Some independence groups are asking for compensation for the overthrow of the Hawaiian Queen and subsequent military occupation.
4XwBw TIL that the loudest bird in the world (the White Bellbird) can scream at 125 decibels -- about as loud as an ambulance siren. Courtship consists of the male screaming directly into the female's face.