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TIL in Hungary you’re legally allowed to name your child from a pre-approved list of names. If you want to name them something else you need to submit an application.

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yQ74V Today I learned that tigers can’t purr but they do make an adorable sound when they are happy
78kvx TIL that contrary to popular belief, the "petrified bodies" from Pompeii are not actually bodies at all; they are actually plaster casts that have been made by filling the empty space left by decomposed remains that deteriorated in the ash. Over 100 casts have been made since 1863
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