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TIL that turtledoves are called "turtle" because of their Latin name: streptopelia turtur

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A9od TIL Ng Mui, a legendary Shaolin nun, met a teenage girl named Yim Wing-Chun who was being harrassed into marrying a thug and taught her how to defend herself. Hundreds of years later, Bruce Lee would learn what is now called Wing-Chun, a form which was specifically made for a woman by a woman.
m1ZkO TIL There is one coal powered commercial ship still operating in the US. It's a 71 year old ship used as a car and passenger ferry across Lake Michigan in summer.
QNKLE TIL that the actor for Blippy performed the Harlem Shake on a toilet and defecated on a naked friend prior to becoming a Child Entertainer.
KY9lE TIL that California black acorns were used by California native Americans as a staple food.
yAve TIL - “Growing the Beard” is the opposite of “Jumping the Shark”, it is the definitive moment when a TV series begins to become noticeably better in quality. The term stems from when Jonathan Frakes (Commander Riker) grew his beard between seasons one and two of Star Trek: TNG.