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TIL In the wild, giraffes almost never lie down because of vulnerability to predators. They usually sleep standing, sometimes sitting, and they give birth standing up. When giraffes sleep, they curl their necks and sleep for about five minutes at a time, sleeping no more than 30 minutes a day.

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VOl4 TIL Merlin (the famous wizard) predates the stories of King Arthur. Originally he was known as Myrddin Wyllt, and is Welsh.
6Oml TIL Winston Churchill was seriously injured in NYC in 1931 when he was struck by a car while attempting to cross the street. Accustomed to British traffic, he looked the wrong way and, seeing no cars, stepped into traffic. He went out of his way to ensure the driver of the car did not get blamed.
KYD69 TIL: Pigeon racing is not only a competitive sport for decades, but also experienced several doping scandals. The pigeons were given a drugs that relieved pain, reduced fever, or produce effects similar to human athletes and caffeine. The sport planned to add more anti doping rules in 2014.
L0dm TIL that the city of Rome had a population in excess of 1 million people in 100AD, yet by the 14th century the population was estimated to be only 17,000
pjMG TIL that the French praised ‘Ratatouille’ for perfectly recreating the environment of a restaurant kitchen. One chef said, “When Colette teaches the young cook how you cut onions, how you cook vegetables in a pan, how you season everything — that’s it, that’s how we do it!”