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TIL Excalibur and the Sword in the Stone, in most versions of lore are considered separate swords.

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6kdw TIL a buck will suck doe urine into an organ in the roof of its mouth to determine if the doe is entering estrous.
M7PvK TIL that after Filipino gymnast Carlos Yulo won double gold at the Paris Olympics his gifts included a fully furnished three-bedroom home worth US$552,802, a lifetime supplies of free buffets, a lifetime supply of phone cases and free endoscopic procedures for when he turned 45.
QNxK9 TIL In 2019, the Wuhan Zoo put giant panda feces on display in the science gallery, and advised visitors to take a sniff
wvPY TIL of “kafkatrapping”, a logical fallacy in which someone is accused of possessing a certain trait and their denial is used as evidence that they possess that trait.
b6vB7 TIL Captive male orcas have a 80-90% rate of dorsal fin collapse, the rate for wild orcas has been estimated at <1-23%. The main causes put forward are the change in diet, the lack of activity, and excessive time at the surface. Excessive surface time also causes sunburns and cataracts.