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TIL That anteaters have no teeth.

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ee55 TIL the current President of Pakistan was born in India, while India’s prime minister was born in Pakistan.
kGe1 TIL Lawrence of Rome was sentenced to die by being roasted alive. After a while of being seared over burning coals, he told the executioners “turn me over, I’m well done on this side.” Today he is the patron saint of cooks and chefs in the Catholic Church.
VBb5D TIL that the smallest island in the world with a private residence is called Just Room Enough Island, which is just 3,300 square feet (310 m²).
a1oA TIL Winston Churchill smoked 8-10 cigars everyday. Legend has it that when meeting with foreign heads of state, Churchill would insert a straightened paper clip into his cigar to keep the ash from falling and unnerve the other man with the distractingly long ash.
OL67 TIL that the British offered the American colonies full self governance and representation in Parliament in 1778 and the Continental Congress rejected the offer.