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TIL in 1831 four countries claimed a new island in the Mediterranean that disappeared again only six months later

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9YVgB TIL that arbalests (a heavy crossbow variant) were so deadly relative to their ease of use that, in the 12th century, their use against Christians was declared a war crime by the Pope.
8aX1V TIL that Pepe le Pew’s French accent was changed to an Italian accent for the French version
wLYvJ TIL that astronauts who return to Earth after a long time in space drop things in mid-air and expect them to float.
kO4Xm TIL there is a woman from Oklahoma who needed her leg amputated due to cancer, so she kept the limb, had it skeletonized, and now runs an Instagram account largely dedicated to taking photos of/with a former portion of her own skeleton.
epR84 TIL about Parabeavers. During beaver relocation it was found that air dropping them in a special box was the best way to lower mortality during relocation