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TIL that Saint Lucia is the only country in the world to be named after a woman.

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X0k06 TIL the company name evian spelled backwards is naive
m1ZYR TIL Glutinous Rice Does Not Contain Any Gluten
9GMm TIL of the worst maritime disaster in US history. On April 27, 1865. 3 of the 4 boilers on the steamboat Sultana exploded, killing 1196 people. The boat was 1779 people over capacity. The disaster is mostly overlooked due to John Wilkes Booth being killed the previous day
PYdkw TIL the severe pain from platypus venom can be felt for years, sometimes decades, and does not always respond to painkillers such as morphine.
74Nx TIL that California burglars found child pornography among the tapes they stole. They then proceeded to report it to the police, leading to the pedophile’s arrest.