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TIL turtle can outrun a crocodile

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vBKL TIL at the 1900 Paris Olympics, the winners received valuable works of art instead of gold medals
64pJ TIL that the word “yolk” is derived from an Old English word that means “yellow.” So egg white and egg yellow.
xVy0b TIL that to the Akan people of Ghana, the second twin to be born is considered the elder, as they were mature enough to help their sibling out first.
JY6b8 TIL that ‘Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea’ refers not to depth, but distance travelled whilst submerged
6Mjm TIL the traditional role of the Japanese Emperor is not chief of the military, but “protector of the rice-plants.” Each year he must enact the Onamesai, an erotic and secret ritual that ensures the continual flow of divine rice into our realm.