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TIL the British Navy battled the French Navy in WWII.

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DQErJ TIL about magnolia plants are so old that they are pollinated by beetles, because they were around before the advent of bees.
OGXbg TIL about the Lombard queen Rosamund. Taken as a prisoner after her father, last king of the Gepids, lost a war to the Lombardic king Alboin who took her as his wife. He was notably cruel to her, making her drink from her fathers skull at a banquet and she later instigated his assassination.
JYmLj TIL That Cockroaches are rapidly developing immunity to pesticides and passing it on to their young. Scientists that foused the roaches with two different pesticides failed to control them, with three, they were able to control the population but not kill.
VwGB TIL A tortoise, Adwaita, lived to 255. To put it into perspective, he was born before the US existed and his death was announced on CNN. (1750-2006)
pPXb TIL in some countries like Japan, Korea, and the Philippines, Women get paid Menstrual leave each month, and in some cases get extra pay if they decide to work through their period.