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TIL humans are the longest living land mammals

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OoY9e TIL professionals in psychology and related fields have long looked upon sarcasm negatively, particularly noting that sarcasm tends to be a maladaptive coping mechanism for those with unresolved anger or frustrations.
KO6rB TIL that the Treason Act of 1351 is still in force today in the United Kingdom and parts of Australia, even though the law is written in Norman French and it concerns such things as violating the King’s eldest daughter or killing Wardens of the Forest.
OGbk1 TIL that the British English version of the word Sedan is Saloon
6EDKm TIL That Muay Thai fighters would deaden the nerves in their shins, and train so that their shins would be rock hard with no feelings while fighting.
X0opX TIL that Laurel & Hardy and the Our Gang kids reshot each film for foreign audiences by phonetically reciting their lines in the foreign language