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

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6Eod7 TIL the first named European to discover America was Leif Erikson in the year 1000 near modern-day Newfoundland, but according to his own record when he first made landfall he rescued two unnamed shipwrecked men. This makes those two men the first known Europeans to ever make landfall in America
ZpAJB TIL that AI can now swipe and chat for you on dating apps
O9Ea TIL that a large brawl in the US House of Reps shortly before the Civil War ended only when a stray punch knocked the wig off of Rep. William Barksdale. The embarrassed congressman accidentally replaced it backwards, causing both sides to erupt in spontaneous laughter.
oRk08 TIL Emperor Keikō, the 12th Emperor of Japan, was according to tradition 10 feet 2 inches (310 cm) tall, had at least 80 children from multiple wives and lived 143 years.
lxva TIL That Iran surpasses all Muslims countries in teaching evolution in its school curriculum.