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8ajlG TIL that the term "Big Bertha" comes from Bertha Krupp, the sole owner of the company who manufactured the popular German WW1 "big bertha" siege howitzer cannon.
epRoD TIL the longest poem in the world is the Hindu Mahābhārata. It's more than 5 times the length of the Bible, the Iliad, and the Odyssey combined! It has 220000 verses and about 1.8 million words.
MEgV TIL Some animals, such as penguins and chimpanzees, will prostitute themselves for things like pebbles or meat, respectively
wWmJ TIL that a study estimated that pharmaceutical companies spend more money on advertising than they do on research and development.
eXog TIL the last scene in the episode of Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, “Papa Got a Brand New Excuse” was completely unscripted. The character was meant to shrug off his dad leaving, but Will got emotional thinking about his friends who grew up without a father and broke down in tears.