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TIL that the Chinese civil service has existed in some form for well over 2000 years starting in the Qin dynasty

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EgQYw TIL that the average human body temperature has actually fallen from 98.6F (37C) in 1860, to 97.5F (36.4C) in 2017
a8nob TIL that during an equinox, the daytime and nighttime aren't equal. There's another term for that: equilux.
78Oxx TIL Canon Cameras got its name from an all seeing Japanese goddess of mercy named Kannon.
YpXxd TIL Cheddar cheese wasn't the dominantly produced cheese in Britain until WWII, when cheese factories were forced to produce Cheddar due to its high yield per litre of milk; this was necessary due to the introduction of rationing.
b66aN TIL about "Old Tjikko" one of the world's oldest tree-organisms, estimated to be well over 9500 years old.