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TIL that ravens are the only birds to reconcile with members of their own species after fights to avoid future conflict

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Y71Ox TIL that the word 'twerk' was added to the Oxford dictionary after the infamous display done by Miley Cyrus in the MTV Video Music Awards.
YpGav TIL Shanghai was China’s most international and modern city, and the first president Sun Yat Sen lived in a Western-style house in a large self-governing British-run district. Influential Chinese and foreigners lived in the International Settlement and the area still looks Western
JYrgQ TIL A German study has found the use of lavender oil (Silexan) at 80 mg or 160 mg to be safe and effective for the treatment of anxiety disorders
4kyrg TIL: The Fire Lance was one of the first gunpowder based weapons and is seen as an ancestor of firearms. A pyrotechnic device is attached to a polearm which gives it flamethrower and shotgun like effects, but only for one or two shots. The Mongols feared the weapon after the Jin used it in 1233
dVE TIL Christmas is often spelled Xmas because the Greek letter Chi (χ) is used to abbreviate the name Christ.