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TIL: that adjectives, in the English language, are meant to be in this order: opinion-size-age-shape-colour-origin-material-purpose Noun. "A lovely little old rectangular green French silver whittling knife."

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d8dXQ TIL about Giant Hogweed a plant whose sap can cause your skin to become hypersensitive to UV light which can result in 3rd Degree burns from sunlight.
9Y9rM TIL that Frank Abignale, who was a master conman and subject of the 2002 movie Catch Me If you Can (played by Leonardo di Caprio), once collected money by putting an out-of-service sign over a collection box. He was surprised that it worked, stating later, "How can a drop box be out of service?"
WpN8 TIL that Giant Squid was Found on Shore of Beach in Spain which Weighed 400 Pounds and Measured 30 Feet Long
ADAM4 TIL of of Thomas Granger, one of the first people executed in the colonies, a Pilgrim teenager. He was hung for having sex with many animals including sheep "too numerous to count". And one turkey.
8aoJL TIL the Great cheese riot of 1766 was a reaction to inflated cheese prices. The mayor tried to restore order but was knocked down by a cheese. The military were called & shots were fired, killing one man. He'd been guarding his cheeses