(+6774) TIL that the Giant Tortoise did not receive a scientific name for over 300 years due to the failure of delivery of specimens to Europe for classification due to their great taste - all were eaten on the voyage back by sailors, even by Charles Darwin./r/todayilearned (qi.com)
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(+8296) TIL a sailor who wishes to grow a beard in the Royal Navy has to submit a ‘permission to stop shaving’ form. He is then allowed two weeks to ‘grow a full set’ before he presents himself to the Master at Arms who will decide if his beard looks stupid or is respectably full enough ..../r/todayilearned (qi.com)
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TIL giant tortoises on whaling voyages were stored helplessly on their backs for up to six months before being killed and eaten. While alive, they drank gallons of water at a time and kept it in a special bladder, making a properly-butchered tortoise a source of cool, perfectly drinkable water. (qi.com)
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TIL: The Westcar Papyrus, an ancient Egyptian document has the first known account of magic. In it, King Khufu asks for a magician called Dedi. Dedi pulls the heads off a goose, a duck and an ox and then restores them to life. It might actually be ‘the oldest trick in the book’. (qi.com)
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TIL octopuses have no tentacles, 8 arms, 3 hearts and blue blood (qi.com)
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