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TIL There was once a camel in North America with a neck like a giraffe.

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NgWP TIL that In 1277 Pope John XXI’s declared the concept of ‘laws of nature’ to be heresy because they conflict with God’s omnipotence . Pope John was killed by the effects of the law of gravity a few months later when the roof of his palace fell in on him.
PY1ZJ TIL than an average NFL lasts 3 hours and 12 minutes, but if you tally up the time when the ball is actually in play, the action amounts to a mere 11 minutes
9vB7 TIL There is a Japanese legend of a completely enclosed ship that washed ashore with a young woman inside that spoke a foreign language with a hairstyle that can’t be found in any literature.
oBvR TIL There was a time when more bicycles then cars were sold in the US - 1972, ‘73, and '74
BLle TIL that Volvo has integrated a child booster seat into some of its vehicles for 25 years, negating the need to buy and install (and constantly have a seat taken up by) a third-party booster seat.