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TIL England has rainforests

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E1bwo TIL that the Groom of the Stool (person in charge of helping the English monarch poop) was a coveted position of power and influence due to the close, intimate access to the King/Queen.
Ee6w TIL Alex the Grey Parrot had a vocabulary of over 100 words and could distinguish seven colors and five shapes. He once asked what color he was, making him the first and only non-human animal to ever ask an existential question.
61R8 TIL that there are 17 American men in history who have run under 2:10 in the marathon. In contrast, there were 32 Kenyans who did it just in October of 2011.
OoWga TIL of Cottle County, Texas. A rural northern Texas county that voted for the Democrat in every presidential election between 1912 and 1996, except once in 1928.
gMQoW TIL turtle can outrun a crocodile