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TIL part of the Pirate Code was that musicians must play on demand of the crew, except on Sundays.

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9nOX TIL that about 18% of California’s irrigation water is used to farm Alfalfa - a quarter of which is exported to places like China, Japan and Saudi Arabia.
Gk9Q TIL That the main reason the U.S. did not drop the atomic bomb on Kyoto is that Secretary of War Henry Stimson wanted to preserve the cultural center where he had spent his honeymoon.
ADMYa TIL According to the Oxford Dictionary, the word “kinda” has been around since the early 20th century. It calls “whatcha” a “nonstandard contraction.” “Hafta,” on the other hand, is called “informal”, while "lemme" is a "contraction"
loVoB TIL that covered wooden bridges may last 5x longer than a regular wooden bridge. I was wondering why go through the hassle? Welp, only gotta go through the hassle once a century...
kmOE TIL the Michelangelo’s ‘David’ was made from a single, 6 ton piece of marble that was twice discarded by other sculptors. Also, he is left-handed…