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TIL "keel" was the 1st recorded word in the English language. It was recorded by Gildas in the 6th century referring to the primary ships that the Saxons first arrived in.

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rRAJe TIL The elephant penis, when erect, can weigh 66 pounds and be more than 3 feet long. It’s also prehensile, which means the elephant can move it around and even use it to scratch hard to reach places or even swat flies.
jJPQ TIL Hemmingway survived mortar shrapnel wounds, three car crashes, two plane crashes, anthrax, pnumonia, dysentry, and bushfire burns, before his eventual suicide
dKbj TIL The Mars Corporation (M&Ms, Snickers) has revenues of $30 billion/yr, remains family-owned, and is the 3rd largest private company in the U.S.
oBXeY TIL that the 'leaf sheep,' a sea slug native to Japan, is an animal that can photosynthesize. It eats algae and retains the chloroplasts that plants use for photosynthesis and can live for months on photosynthesis alone.
ZpV7R TIL About Hazel Scott, New York Jazz singer and barrier buster, child prodigy and superstar of the 30's and 40's, she fought against and prevented audience segregation, had her own TV show and major roles in Hollywood, but ran afoul of McCarthyism which effectively turfed her career.