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TIL that according to Welsh folklore, Corgis were the preferred mount of fairy warriors.

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16WQD TIL Ice Age is any geologic period during which thick ice sheets cover vast areas of land.
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nWjdP TIL the Guinness Book of World Records originated from an argument over the fastest game bird in Europe.
J1ggB TIL of Joseph Samuel, who was hanged thrice and lived.
nWlAB TIL that British Royalty used to place Wax or Wood figures of the deceased on top of their coffin before burial and for display afterward in Westminster Abbey. More than 20 of these funeral effigies, dating back to Edward III from 1377, remain and are on display at the Westminster Abbey Museum.