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TIL that the Unicorn is the National Animal of Scotland.

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X4ar TIL that the first canadian Prime Minister, Sir John A. Macdonald, appeared so drunk during a debate that he threw up, he then said “I get sick sometimes not because of drink or any other cause, except that I am forced to listen to the ranting of my honourable opponent.”
XOOj TIL that in 1808, a gentlemen’s duel took place at 2,000 ft. in a pair of hot air balloons. Each man used a blunderbuss to attempt to destroy the others balloon.
jKoN TIL, that there is a demon found in Catholic lore that collects all the mispronounced words said by priests and puts them in a sack. That sack is later carried by the offending priests in hell.
woVbJ TIL that after abolishing slavery in 1794, France reinstated it in 1802, only finally to abolish it again in 1848.
X07Q6 TIL Elephants can’t jump. Unlike most mammals, the bones in elephant legs are all pointed downwards, which means they don't have the "spring" required to push off the ground.