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TIL that a group of Geoducks, the largest burrowing clam in the world, is called a "bag". The name Geoduck was derived from an indigenous word meaning "genitals", or a phrase meaning "dig deep", or perhaps both, as a double-entendre. So a group of Geoducks is literally a "bag of dicks"

x6Bwk TIL that BBC News is available in Pidgin English
oBlLE TIL less than 7 percent of people have a negative blood type
MaA TIL a guy from the UK changed his name to Emperor Spiderman Gandalf Wolverine Skywalker Optimus Prime Goku Sonic Xavier Ryu Cloud Superman HeMan Batman Thrash
ALXd TIL that anyone with a BMI of 40 or more is not allowed to adopt a child from China
l7Rw1 TIL that there are more than 110 armed conflicts today.