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TIL that one of the collective nouns for butterflies is kaleidoscope. A kaleidoscope of butterflies.

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x6exg TIL that on feb 8th 1914, the co-creator of Batman, Bill Finger was born
lo5JA TIL that in 2013 a petition requesting that the United States Government build a Death Star reached 25,000 signatures, the threshold requiring the White House office to make a response. One part of the response was, "The Administration does not support blowing up planets."
neNDr TIL: The BBC used the opening bars of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony during WWII because it simulated the Morse Code "V" for Victory ...-
m4ZY TIL that Edward Teach “Blackbeard” plundered over 40 ships, while Bartholomew Roberts “Black Bart” plundered over 400 ships.
rj7o TIL About puck fair in Killorglin, Ireland. Three days a year, a goat is crowned king of the town. A theory on the origin of the fair is a goat broke from its herd and warned the citizens of an English attack. They would rather have a goat king rather than English king.