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TIL that dolphins develop their own names after they’re a few months old.

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GYZdQ TIL Tsar Nicholas II kissed thousands of soldiers during his reign. It was an Easter tradition for him to personally kiss each one of the thousands of soldiers of his Cossack bodyguard on the cheek. This took two to four days.
9npD TIL the French word for ‘walkie-talkie’ is 'talkie-walkie’.
Yp0EG TIL Joan of Arc asked King Charles VII to exempt her village from taxes “forever.” this was upheld for over 300 years until the French Revolution happened and the promise was forgotten.
QQ7e TIL that the straight, wide boulevards of Paris were designed such that artillery could easily fire on rioting crowds.