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TIL that Papua New Guinea still recognizes the British monarch as their ceremonial head of state.

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W7vxA TIL that researchers raised a lung-bearing fish called the bichir entirely on land in order to study how its behavior and anatomy adapts, hoping to better understand the steps which led to the evolution of tetrapods
jAEv TIL R. Norris Williams survived the Titanic sinking but spent so much time submerged in the icy Atlantic that doctors wanted to amputate his legs on rescue ship Carpathia. He refused the amputation ,recovered and went on to win the U.S. Tennis Championship that very same year
J1B11 TIL the founder of Atari is also the founder of Chuck E Cheese
9aND TIL Alligators have an incredibly resilient immune system. They don’t get serious infections from cuts and bruises even while living in bacteria infested swamps. Alligator blood is effective against 23 types of bacteria, and fungi and viruses including HIV.
45Mg TIL about the Irish Goodbye, where you leave a social gathering without saying a word. It won’t be rude because they won’t even notice that you left.