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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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D1Vlp TIL that France’s longest land border is with Brazil
NjxJ TIL that in the 1980s, NOAA actually built and tried to deploy a device similar to ‘Dorthy’ from the movie 'Twister’; its name was TOTO (TOtable Tornado Observatory).
D8Ev TIL that Seinfeld has generated over $3 billion since 1995 and Jerry Seinfeld turned down over $100 million to make a 10th season.
Oo46e TIL of Brewdog Brewery who serves the worlds strongest beer out of dead animals. It was created in 2010 with an initial batch of 12, the beer is 55% alcohol and has a price tag of 500-700 euros and comes in a dead animal.
jgmv TIL in the 1980s Pablo Escobar bought four hippos that he kept in Colombia. After Escobar’s death, they were left untended at his estate. As of 2014, 40 hippos have been reported to exist from the original four and are considered potentially invasive.