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TIL a group of flamingos is called a "flamboyance."

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PamZ TIL the International Museum of Cryptozoology (the study of mythical creatures) is located in Portland, Maine.
9j16 TIL a Ultracrepidarian is a person who has a habit of giving opinions and advice on matters outside of one’s knowledge
6k4m TIL Alaska has for almost 40 years paid all its residents more than $1,000 per year as a dividend from the state’s tax revenues from oil. A decision has been made to use the wealth from oil to activate all residents rather than to expand the state’s public budget.
epmd6 TIL the world's largest cockroach is called Megaloblatta longipennis
Z8NyD TIL that a German Court has set a precedent ordering a man to delete all nude pictures of his ex partner, even though these pictures had been taken consensually during their relationship.