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TIL that the International Date Line was only discovered after Ferdinand Magellan circumnavigated the world and discovered he "lost" a day compared to those who stayed in Spain.

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Da4e TIL Asparagus was once included in the emergency ration kits given to American pilots because it made their urine attractive to fish, making them easier to catch.
6ErP8 TIL Baby bunnies are called kittens, the female rabbit is a doe and the male is a buck
VJWB TIL- Senator Ron Wyden released a report in 2001 that showed the oil and gas industry were colluding to manipulate refinery production in an effort to increases gas prices and profits.
GYJYE TIL that it’s biologically possible to Smell Parkinson’s disease
R7LX1 TIL that the first case of child abuse case in the US was prosecuted in New York under an animal abuse law, because child abuse laws didn't exist.