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TIL pretzels are supposed to look like someone praying

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Ypj97 TIL There’s over a dozen species of kangaroo that live in trees.
KQvJ TIL: The word ‘Sideburns’, is derived from the name of Ambrose Burnside, A Union Army General, the 30th governor of Rhode Island, and a man of majestic facial hair.
VlXB TIL American fighter pilot William Bruce “Bill” Overstreet Jr. (April 10, 1921 – December 29, 2013) shot down a German Messerschmitt Bf-109G after chasing it through the arches of the Eiffel Tower.
ADK1d TIL that Microsoft has, in the past, attempted to acquire Apple, Comcast, AT&T, WebMD, Best Buy, Audible and Facebook.
ejQ4 TIL there’s a Mariachi band that does covers of metal songs called Metalachi!