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TIL Blue Whales are the largest animal to have ever existed on Earth, being larger than all dinosaurs, and every single big sea animal from the past

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XE4VR TIL British spymaster Sir Mansfield Smith-Cumming, the first head of the MI6 and the inspiration of James Bond's M, started the practice of using semen as invisible ink during WWI. It worked well, until they realised that the letters smelled awful when received.
VKWp TIL: There is an Executive Order for “plain language” in the US government to make official documents accessible to the public.
a88wy TIL about Burunga Massacre when Pakistani Military round up and killed 71 to 94 Minority Hindus, during the Bangladesh liberation war.
46yJ TIL a milk protein is used in the manufacturing of latex, which means most condoms are unsuitable for use by vegans.
neoyB TIL that French prisoners in the 1700s were granted freedom if they agreed to marry a prostitute and move to Louisiana