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TIL Pork rectums are ample substitutes for calamari and some places serve it as "imitation calamari"

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4kOXb TIL That, during WW II, only 30-40% of the German Army was mechanized. The remainder relied on on rail or horse drawn transportation.
bKaj TIL there is estimated to be enough gold that could be mined from the worlds oceans to give every person alive nine pounds worth. The value would be worth about $150 trillion, or $21,000 a person
nDNr TIL that the Hope diamond glows a brilliant red for several minutes after being exposed to UV light.
6M6J TIL nearly one in three people in the Arab world is illiterate, including nearly half of all women in the region
7rAab TIL of Paul D. Hubbard (1871–1946) who was a deaf American football player who is credited with inventing the modern huddle. Hubbard was a quarterback on the Gallaudet football team and he started the huddle to prevent the opposing team from reading their sign language.