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TIL the Swedish King is dyslexic and as such many make fun of him by calling him “Knugen” instead of “Kungen.” Kungen is Swedish for King.

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MVl0 TIL that there was a 15mi long island that was charted on maps since 1774, only to discover in 2012 that it never existed in the first place.
YA7B TIL that in 1938 early aviator Douglas Corrigan was denied permission to fly from New York to Ireland. Since he was denied, he told navigators he planned to fly to California instead. 27 hours later he arrived in Ireland, telling officials that he must have mistakenly gone the wrong way.
RRL9 TIL there’s a militant Islamist group called MILF
yVvpa TIL that the smell of freshly-cut grass is actually a plant distress call. What we interpret as a fresh smell is a compound plants release when in distress.
78WO7 TIL toilet paper isn’t a standard use item in India. Instead, it’s considered more hygienic to splash yourself with water using your bare hands for cleanup