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TIL that giraffes have dark tongues to prevent them from suffering from sunburn.

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krGd TIL in 1979 a British artist published a book containing riddles and puzzles about the location where he had buried an 18kt gold filigree and jeweled pendant, setting off a worldwide treasure hunt which lasted over two years, and ended in scandal.
YKrr TIL that on an island in Indonesia, if a child dies before he has started teething, the baby is placed inside the trunk of a growing tree. The hole is then sealed and as the tree begins to heal, the child is believed to be absorbed. Dozens of babies may be interred within a single tree.
j6Zyv TIL: Canada sold most of his gold reserves
jdwM TIL Oxford University is older then the Aztec civilization. Oxford: 1249. Founding of Tenochtitlán: 1325.
9w7GM TIL of the 31 US Presidents who have held military rank, 30 of them were officers. The only enlistedman among them was President Buchanan, who was a private in the War of 1812