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TIL that, despite having the largest US alligator population, it has been more than 200 years since the first and last Louisianan died to an alligator.

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QJZoX TIL that the old man on the cross in the music video for “Heart-Shaped Box” by Nirvana had bowel cancer during filming and at one point his stomach burst open, leading to him being taken off set in an ambulance. The band members and the director then sat in silence for an hour.
MZe0 TIL that heavy fertilizer runoff in the Caribbean has led to a massive seaweed bloom that is piling up on beaches, in some areas, as much as 10 feet high.
XnVP TIL Chitty Chitty Bang Bang was written by Ian Fleming, creator of James Bond
LpDd TIL that in 1700s, the deer skin was a common medium of exchange between the trading settlers and the native Red Indians in America. This is how a buck became a slang for a dollar.
Lk6pZ TIL in 1993, Canada’s peacekeeping force in Somalia, the Airborne Regiment, brutally tortured and murdered a teenager. Once they returned, they were prosecuted, the regiment disbanded, and Canada’s military spending was reduced by 25%.