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TIL of the Bonnacon, a mythological bull that would shoot caustic feces at hunters

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kXEe TIL that Andorra declared war on Germany during WW1, but didn’t send any soldiers because they didn’t have an army. At the Treaty of Versailles, Andorra was forgotten and technically remained at war with Germany, until the two countries declared peace in 1958.
wLYyE TIL the electric ray was used to numb the pain of childbirth by the ancient Greeks. Its ability to stun people without moving or using poison was held as evidence of the supernatural existing in nature.
oB5k7 TIL that the old seal of Zion, Illinois was adjudged illegal by the Supreme Court for containing the phrase "God reigns"
Lk4KZ TIL there is a beach with pink sand on Komodo Island (the island where Komodo Dragons come from). The color comes from micro-organisms called foraminifera in local coral reefs
VMBoB TIL that the orange-bellied parrot is close to extinction and conversion attempts are made difficult due to the bird having poor survival instincts