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TIL in the 2nd century the Dumnoni lived without money, obtaining the necessities of life by exchange

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dDY7j TIL that the scientific name for the genus of gorillas is Gorilla. The species western gorilla is named Gorilla gorilla. The subspecies western lowland gorilla is named Gorilla gorilla gorilla.
1aLAO TIL that scientists know of nine species of shark that can walk across land
dDLp9 TIL The Great Ocean Road in Australia is the world's largest war memorial. It was built by returned soldiers between 1919 and 1932, and dedicated to soldiers killed during World War I
rN7Ve TIL In 1947 a ship explosion in Texas City was so large that it knocked 2 planes out of the sky, killed hundreds, and injured more than 5000 people
4dDR TIL the word Mortgage is a French Law term meaning “death pledge”.