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TIL Tree Shrews are the only other mammal besides us humans that like eating spicy foods

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7rmXb TIL that an ethical hacker called Jim Browning (Alias) routinely tracks down internet scammers who exploit old and vulnerable people online. He managed to shut down a company that scammed people with the help of BBC recently.
oeZr TIL: The incredibly unrealistic looking computer system in Jurassic Park is, in fact, a real thing.
bVB4 TIL Saddam Hussein had a Qur’an printed in his own blood for his 60th birthday. It took two years and 27 liters of blood for the calligrapher to complete all 114 chapters. The project was the result of Hussein re-embracing his religion after his son Uday survived an assassination attempt.
KE4G TIL in Lebanon the President must be a Christian, the Prime Minister a Sunni, and the Speaker of Parliament a Shi'a
yVKvv TIL Ancient Romans used to whiten their teeth with pee (& made toothpaste using urine and powdered cow hoofs)