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TIL Bubbles in a bath keep the water warmer for longer

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R7le1 TIL during the French Revolution, Louis XVI ordered the arrest of a judge named D'Epremesnil. When the arresting officers came to the Palais de Justice, they did not know D'Epremesnil by sight, so all the judges stood up and cried "We are all D'Epremesnil!". No arrests were made that day.
wVvo TIL Turritopsis nutricula, the immortal jellyfish, is known to be the longest living creature which could live on forever without dying of old age
R7XEQ TIL How Vegan Leather Is Made From Mangoes
BbbD TIL during WWII, a Chinese woman gave birth to quadruplets named United States Chiu, Great Britain Chiu, China Chiu and Soviet Chiu
5VVLD TIL that yaks are the Swiss-army knives of domesticated animals. They can be milked like a cow, ridden like a horse (including for playing polo), sheared for wool (super warm and soft) like sheep, eaten like a pig, pull carts like an ox, carry stuff like a donkey and their dung burns like wood