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TIL that the British Royal Veto still exists and is in use

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vAdr TIL that due to their short digestive tract and massive daily diet of bamboo, Giant Pandas defecate up to 40 times a day
4krYX TIL that the buildings on the Greek Islands are whitewashed partially because whitewash was used as a cheap disinfectant that prevented cholera and other serious diseases in the early 20th Century
1vOr TIL in 2010, that Senator Roy Ashburn, who had voted “anti-gay” for all eight years that he was in office, was arrested on a DUI while leaving a bar with another man and now openly admits to being gay.
ep4bD TIL Alaska is not an island and is actually attached to the continental United States.
Brwoe TIL that the blue whale heart rate was measured for the first time last year! It gets as low as 2 beats per minute, raising up to 37 when it resurfaces (more oxygen access). It works at physiological extremes, and explains why the whale never evolved to be even bigger.