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TIL that men are blond, and women are blonde

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OoQBg TIL that the Navajo weren't the only American code talkers during World War II. 14 Comanche code talkers landed on Normandy on D-Day. Their coded name for "Adolf Hitler" was "crazy white man."
AnMx TIL that as the result of a diplomatic error, the Netherlands remained in state of war with a set of English islands for over 300 years. Upon signing a peace treaty in 1986, the Dutch ambassador joked that it must have been harrowing for the islanders “to know we could have attacked at any moment.”
Jwmj TIL Yann Martel ripped off a Brazilian writer for the inspiration for ‘Life of Pi’.
XEaxr TIL Adult Nile Crocodiles only require 600-1000 kcal per day, less than half the daily calorie requirements of an adult human
kO96g TIL the first four Dr. Seuss books were called Boners, More Boners, Still More Boners, and Prize Boners of 1932