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TIL every stegosaurus toy is probably female

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M7VQB TIL The word "white" in the name "white rhinoceros" is often said to be a misinterpretation of the Afrikaans word wyd (Dutch wijd) meaning wide, referring to its square upper lip, as opposed to the pointed or hooked lip of the black rhinoceros.
W7pN4 TIL that Alexander Hamilton's great-great-grandson, Pierpont Morgan Hamilton, was a veteran of both World Wars, and was awarded the Portuguese Order of Christ, the Order of the British Empire, the Legion of Merit, and the Medal of Honor during WW2, and was promoted a Major General after WW2.
J1A1V TIL An MI6 source's claim that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction was entirely lifted from the plot of the movie The Rock
R7pr1 TIL that a British survey concluded that, in an emergency aircraft evacuation, up to 35% of people admit they would try to take some or all of their belongings with them, despite being instructed not to.
R5ZWw TIL "Bezoar stones", undigested matter in porcupines, proboscis monkeys, and other animal's intestines, were once prized in Europe and Asia as magical cure-all stones and worn by royalty on rings.