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TIL: Cows kill 22 times more people a year than sharks.

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DQYnD TIL That Domino's retired their mascot “The Noid” after Kenneth Lamar Noid, a paranoid schizophrenic man who believed the character was meant to mock him, held a Domino's hostage in 1989. The mascot was recently brought back as part of a tie-in with a Crash Bandicoot mobile game.
XE0DP TIL that during WWII, a bomb landed, but didnt explode, inside the German VW factory. If it had exploded, the post-war Beetles that we commonly see would've never existed.
7QRb TIL that Wyoming issues Jackalope hunting licenses for it’s official hunting season. It is on June 31st from midnight to 2 AM, and only for hunters with an IQ no greater than 72.
0d0MM TIL the baku, a mythical Japanese creature that eats nightmares. In the Meiji period, children would say, "Baku-san, come eat my dream" three times to get rid of bad dreams. But if the baku remained hungry after eating, it might also devour their hopes and desires, leaving them with an empty life.
b9Eep A month before (or even earlier) a heart attack, your body may warn you with 8 crucial symptoms.