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TIL that instead of saying “the cat’s pyjamas” or “the bee’s knees”, the French say “the baby Jesus in velvet shorts”

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JYA7v TIL 75%- 80% of Japan is made up of mountains, forcing 93% of the population to live in the cities and thus the high population density in its cities.
ZpJgp TIL Sally Hemings, Thomas Jefferson's enslaved underage mistress, was also his wife's half sister
PYLZL TIL "willy-nilly" comes from "will he, nill he," meaning "whether he likes it or not." Over time, both the meaning and spelling have changed.
YLNB TIL it takes 4 litres of water to make a 1 litre plastic water bottle
ne95W TIL We breathe (mostly) out of only one nostril at a time, alternating (on average) every 2.5 hours. This is controlled via turbinates--small structures inside the nose which consist of bony projections covered by erectile tissue--filling one side with blood, while shunting blood away in the other.