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TIL that nine-banded armadillos always give birth to identical quadruplets.

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VMjn8 TIL that the first American newspaper, Publick Occurrences, was published September 25, 1690
7ODM TIL 19th century biologist Sir John Lubbock experimented on ants by getting them drunk. He discovered that sober ants would carry their drunken ant comrades back to their nest, if they were from the same colony – but they would throw drunk strangers into the ditch.
9kdX TIL that Tunisia and Turkey are the only Muslim-majority countries which have banned the hijab in public schools and universities or government buildings.
W7Yv9 TIL that the Nazis funded search missions for the holy grail and other mythical objects, which were an inspiration for Indiana Jones
6lJ8 TIL Land Rover’s first design had the steering wheel in the middle so it could be used in left or right side driving counties without modifications.