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TIL of Army Sgt Stephen Schap, who decapitated his best friend for fathering Schap's wife's baby, and placed his best friend's head at her bedside during childbirth.

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16G4O TIL about the Maeshowe cairn, a neolithic chamber, which Vikings took refuge in during a storm in the 12th century, leaving behind one of the largest collection of runic graffiti. examples vary from "Haermund Hardaxe carved these runes" to a reference to Rangnar lothbrock
gr0Y9 TIL that men have nipples because of the way the embryo develops
Rxd8 TIL that zookeepers’ pregnancy test for polar bears is to have a specially trained beagle from Cincinnati sniff the bear’s poop.
YpBDv TIL Humpty Dumpty wasn't an egg, but a large piece of artillery mounted on a castle wall, that got damaged in the English Civil War (allegedly).
mxDvo TIL the Washington Redskins logo was designed by a Native American and approved by tribal leaders. Most Native Americans are honored by the name, not offended