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TIL that all citizens of France are automatically also citizens of Scotland

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e0BZ6 TIL The practice of pouring of a liquid in memory of those who have "passed on" was common in Ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome. "Pouring one out for the homies" is a custom over 3,000 years old!
Pe7E TIL that there are no pokemon below level 2 found in the wild because the “Medium Slow” experience formula caused level one pokemon to give negative experience, making a pokemon level instantly to 100.
EgPZV TIL that Bing and other "paradogs" were trained to drop with parachutes behind enemy lines in WW2. Bing earned a medal for Gallantry for excellent patrol work while serving with the 13th Btn. Airborne Division in Normandy, June 1944.
loJQG TIL that the astronauts of Apollo 11 were refused life insurance, so they signed photos of themselves so that their families could auction them for money in case the landing failed and the crew were killed.
KYYkR TIL Galen argued that the liver must be the primary organ of the body because of its role in the production of the humours. The word for "liver" was often substituted for “heart” in ancient Greek poetry, in phrases like "hit in the liver"