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TIL Toronto has a Garlic Vestival

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GYOBQ TIL that the Taipan, an extremely venomous Australian snake, wasnt caught alive until 1950, and the person who caught it was killed by the snake nonetheless.
p8R7Q TIL that the chemical element Berkelium is named after the University of California, Berkeley, which is named after the city of Berkeley, which is named after the philosopher George Berkeley, who, ironically, believed that the physical world does not actually exist.
vry4 TIL that in a 1990 game The Kansas City Chiefs crowd was so loud a ref once threatened it with a penalty if it didn’t quiet down.
QNZ4e TIL that Shakespeare invented more than 1,700 words, many of which we still use today, like "bedroom," "eyeball," and "radiance."
loE8a TIL Kharai Camels in Kutch are one of the few camel breeds that can swim. They feed off marine mangroves and in turn help regenerate the mangrove forests. Only 5000 camels are left now!