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TIL that, due to the use of a singular word "frog" instead of the plural "frogs", some Jews believe that the Plague of Frogs from Exodus was one giant frog.

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665W TIL that the Chrysler PT Cruiser is actually a truck. Chrysler specifically designed it to fit criteria for a light truck in order to bring the average fuel efficiency of the company’s light truck fleet into compliance with standards.
nPo7 TIL that jaywalking is not illegal in the UK, and that while pedestrian crossings are plentiful, they are not compulsory to use. Ultimately, it is seen as the personal responsibility of the individual to make a sound enough judgement to cross safely.
4kMoJ TIL the current fastest Wifi band (6GHz) already transmits, but most people can't access it. As of 2023, tech giants such has Apple only have 2 phones that support it.
N7wkE TIL during surgery on a 60-year-old woman, Italian doctors discovered one of the first heart prostheses - an artificial mitral valve - which was implanted almost 50 years ago when the patient was 10, by Christiaan Barnard, the surgeon who performed the world’s first human-to-human heart transplant
6dQm TIL that a New Zealand rugby player was involved in a ruck that resulted in his scrotum being severed and his testicle hanging loose. He asked the team doctor to stitch his scrotum and continued playing the game until he was taken out after sustaining a subsequent, unrelated concussion.