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TIL a casket is rectangular and a coffin is hexagonal. The tapered ends of a coffin saves a bit of cost because it uses less material to make.

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5RXk TIL that the Canadian province of Quebec is responsible for 75% of the world’s maple syrup production.
xVaa1 TIL Juan García, deliberately became a double agent against the Nazi's during WWII. He was so good he was awarded medals by both sides in the war. He convinced the Nazi's the D-Day landing was a diversion for an attack in Pas de Calais, so they kept large forces there before and after the invasion.
ADynw TIL that there is only one genus known to science in which the female has a well-defined organ that can be described as a penis. Neotrogla is a genus of barklice that consists of 4 species, all native to Brazil. Via penises, females drain males of seminal fluid when they are too young to reproduce.
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