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TIL “I took an arrow to the knee” is ACTUALLY Nordic Slang for getting married. (May be a repost but I haven’t seen it on here)

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Wkbg9 TIL Horses can distinctively lock major joints in their legs so they can sleep while standing up. There is also buddy system to protect other horses from predators.
glBW TIL that in Quebec, Canada, KFC is called PFK (‘Poulet Frit Kentucky’ - French for 'Kentucky Fried Chicken’), whereas in France it is still called KFC.
DBLP TIL After dropping her 2 year old son into a pit of African wild dogs at the Pittsburgh Zoo, Elizabeth Derkosh attempted to sue the zoo for negligence (and other things)
1jZr TIL: The German word for “selfie stick” is deppenzepter, which roughly translates to “idiot staff”
awpVA TIL that a Kuwaiti woman wanted to take revenge on her husband for taking a second wife, so she poured petrol on the tent where women and children were celebrating in the wedding, killing 57 and injuring 90 others.