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Today I learned that the english language got so many different names for a group of animals

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Z8Nnv TIL the Agongointo-Zoungoudo Underground Town in Benin was rediscovered in 1998 when an unsuspecting bulldozer toppled into one of the caverns. Dating back to the early 17th century reign of King Dakodonou, the town consists of over 17 acres of underground homes built to shelter warriors.
69v8 TIL Stephen King was once mistaken for a vandal when he started an impromptu book signing in an Australian book store .
loy5 TIL that, in level 3-3 of the original Super Mario Bros, it is actually possible to jump over the flagpole. An unending brick road lies beyond the castle.
6EwPW TIL NASA has an overdue fine for $400 owed to the Dundas Shire in WA Australia for littering
edk6 TIL that Crassus, a Roman general and also one of the richest men in history, used to purchase buildings on fire for a very low price and then put the fires out with his trained army of 500 slaves and rebuild them. If the owners refused to sell their property, he would not engage in firefighting.