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TIL Hyenas are more closely related to felines than canines.

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loK4V TIL in one 13th-century version of the King Arthur myth, Merlin is the spawn of a demon and a mortal woman and was intended by Satan to be the Antichrist, but was baptized by a priest shortly after birth which nullified Satan's plan, and now uses his demonic powers of magic and prophecy for good.
e7b TIL that the Swedish fighter Saab 37 Viggen is the only aircraft to this day to get a radar lock on the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird .
LkVMm A large study conducted in three countries provides good evidence of a link between a history of vigorous physical activity and the risk of developing ALS.
wWj8 TIL if you’re being violent or drunk in Japan the police will get a large futon and roll you into a little burrito.
D1nme TIL the first theaters in the early 1900's charged a five cents for admission, and were therefore named "nickelodeons."