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TIL There are no green mammals.

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NZo8 TIL Muhammad ratified a document giving Christians freedom to practice their faith without interference from Muslims.
LBjP TIL the Extraordinarily Deluxe Edition of Monty Python and the Holy Grail features “Subtitles for People Who Don’t Like the Film”, consisting of lines taken from William Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Part 2, and a feature for the hard of hearing, where the menu is read aloud by Jones in a very loud voice.
X0MmX TIL that is was not until 2000 that the US census allowed individuals to report more than one ethnic identity.
Nn0Q TIL that when the global food price index rises above 210 worldwide riots breakout.
grlLb TIL that pronouncing Arkansas as "Arkansaw" is required by Arkansas state law. "-as" is how French explorers spelled what they heard local Indians say as their name for the region, which Americans spelled as "-aw". The 1881 law honors the French spelling and Indian pronunciation.