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TIL there are children in Kosovo named "Tonibler", named after Tony Blair for his support of the 1999 NATO bombing in Yugoslavia.

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yNOe TIL Aldous Huxley & C.S. Lewis died hours apart. Their deaths were overshadowed by news of the JFK assassination, which occurred on the same day
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dwd TIL Nixon was recorded saying “Every one of the bastards that are out for legalizing marijuana is Jewish. What the Christ is the matter with the Jews, Bob”
VMnEQ TIL about the meanings of the famous quote from Monty Python and the Holy Grail, “your mother was a hamster and your father smelled of elderberries”. The hamster likened a mother to a fast breading rodent and elderberry was a common kind of wine, implying the father was a drunk.
Meo7m TIL The male Platypus is venomous during mating season and it's venom is immediate, sustained, and devastating. The venom is immune to all forms of painkillers including morphine and lasts for months.