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TIL every horse that has run in the Kentucky Derby since 1990 can trace their bloodlines back to the Belle Meade Plantation (Nashville), and most came from the same sire: Bonnie Scotland

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8e708 TIL that the 'franca' in "lingua franca" isn't a reference to French but instead to 'the Franks', or western Europeans. The term comes from from a pidgin language used in the eastern Mediterranean, comprised of words from Italian, Occitan, Greek, Turkish, Arabic, and Slavic
Mb10 TIL “Eating carrots will improve your vision” is actually based in wartime propaganda designed to explain why pilots were able to fly so well at night without revealing the new invention of radar technology to the enemy.
KYybB TIL there is another Great Wall in Asia located in northern Iran east of the Caspian Sea. Called the "Great Wall of Gorgan" It stretches for 195km(121m) long. 6-10m(20-33ft) wide. There are over 30 forts between 10-50km(6-31m) apart. It is made of fired mud-bricks and has a distinct red color.
oBnnL TIL that the Mayflower Pub in London is the only Pub licensed to sell US stamps due to it’s historical connection to the original Mayflower ship that carried the Pilgrim Fathers.
W7gY8 TIL that Iceman, a movie partiality based in Otzi the Iceman, is one of the few movies that used an extinct language in the dialogues, being ancient Rhaetian