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TIL Cows lick each other on the face and neck to say hello.

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w4g6 TIL that once it was clear that Constantinople would fall to the Turks, Constantine XI, the last Byzantine emperor, tore of his imperial ornaments and led his soldiers on one last final charge against the invading Turks.
OoyP7 TIL of Nancy Bentley, who was enlisted into the Royal Australian Navy at age 6. Australia's 'first' female sailor, she was enlisted so that the ship's doctor could provide medical assistance to her after she was bitten by a snake. She served 6 days and her official rank was 'mascot'.
MenA0 TIL the Appalachian mountains in N America and the mountains of Greenland, Ireland, Scotland and Scandinavia are all one chain
l71OG TIL since 1399, the monarch of the United Kingdom receives income from the Duchy of Lancaster as part of the sovereign's private purse
ne7n9 TIL Submarine R-14, after losing all fuel and communications, reached Hawaii by building a sail out of blankets