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TIL that some black bears are born white and are called Spirit Bears. They're neither albinos nor polar bears.

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9YaLB TIL Wiz Khalifa sparked outrage in 2017 during a visit to Pablo Escobar's grave when he posted pictures of flowers at the grave's headstone. Medellin’s mayor, Federico Gutierrez, called the rapper disrespectful saying he should have brought flowers to the victims of Escobar's violence instead.
VLX0 TIL that we don’t lose the majority of heat through our heads. The people that did the test had their subjects not wearing hats, while the rest of their bodies were clothed.
xxp5 TIL The famous author Upton Sinclair was arrested for reading the 1st Amendment in public during a Union meeting supporting strikers. The arresting officer remarked, “We’ll have none of that Constitution stuff.”
E17VP TIL that the northern pseudoscorpion can hold its breath for up to 17 days
kODeg TIL when the Miami Marlins built their new stadium, they consulted NASA to make sure no one could hit a home run more than 500 feet. Aaron Judge hit one 513 feet at the Home Run Derby in 2017.