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TIL when Mongols defeated the Poles at the battle of Legnica, they beheaded king Henry II and paraded his head. His wife recognized his mutilated body by his eleventh toe.

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eA6E TIL Christmas (December 25) is actually the FIRST “Day of Christmas”, and that the “Twelve Days of Christmas” actually lead up to the Feast of the Epiphany (January 6). Most of this tradition has been forgotten in Western Christianity.
9wpDm TIL that our eyes twist when we tilt our heads
pKnA TIL: That Nathan’s Hot Dogs were originally priced so low, that customers were hesitant to trust their quality. In response, the founder paid locals to wear white lab coats to fool the public into thinking that doctors from Coney Island Hospital were eating the hot dogs.
JYmV8 Today I learned Dragonflies were among the first insects to evolve.
ypeV TIL Cats are happier and healthier when they are given “food puzzles” which help them follow their foraging instincts.