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TIL that “giddyup” is a contraction of “get thee up”

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vPVGR TIL about Porphyrios, a giant whale who used to harass and destroy Byzantine ships near Constantinople during VI century. Active for more than 50 years, nobody managed to catch him, not even emperor Justinian I.
p8BVN TIL cattle ranches have been replacing 10 to 50 percent of cattle feed with the rejected gummy worms and fruit loops from manufacturers to save money, and they've been doing this for years.
8KjZ TIL North Korea has officially stated that Kim Jong Un mastered driving at the age of 3
M7kK TIL that today, from 6:02 am to 6:02 pm on October 23, is unofficially recognized as Mole Day by chemists (in honour of 6.02x10^23 atoms present in one mole of a substance).
x6eR5 TIL I learned that in England, there are "wavy" brick fences. This shape uses fewer bricks than a straight wall. The waves' arch support allows the wavy wall to stand strong while a straight wall requires at least two layers of bricks to do the same.