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TIL: Horses are in fact native to, and originate from North America.

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OolGa TIL that London is farther north than Calgary, Montreal is south of Paris, and despite being 20° further north, Reykjavik’s average temperature in January is warmer than Boston’s average temperature. The reason for milder European climates than equivalent cities in North America is the Gulf Stream.
adn0 TIL that while watching a Flip or Flop marathon, a fan and RN reached out to the shows producers telling them that host, Tarek El Moussa, had a nodule on his neck he needed checked out. It turned out to be thyroid cancer and El Moussa was able to get it removed.
KYymJ Today I learned that Yhprums law [Everything that can work, will work] is exact opposite to Murphy Law [Anything that can go wrong will go wrong]. Both literally and in meaning.
pYY08 TIL beetles make up roughly 25% of all life on planet earth
yVkRl TIL that a man lived with a penis on his arm for 6 years