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TIL in 2017 researchers hoping to study how various scavengers disrupt human remains set up a camera trap fully expecting to only see images of foxes, raccoons, coyotes, & various birds. However, they ended up capturing the first known photographic evidence of a deer gnawing on human remains.

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Z8L6v TIL Dave Bickler, original lead singer of the band Survivor, spent his later career focusing on voice over and vocal work in advertisements, notably Bud Light's Real Men of Genius commercial series.
71Lr TIL - There is an annual man vs. horse marathon in Wales, and humans have won it twice.
xQKw TIL That the “Help me Tom Cruise, I’m on fire!” scene from Talladega Nights is based on an actual past NASCAR event when alcohol fuels were in use. These fuels burn clear, making fires on the track invisible to observers.
4XPVa TIL A six year old girl in the UK found a secret message inside a Christmas card "Please help us and notify human rights organisation." It was allegedly written by a prisoner working in a Chinese factory. Tesco (British supermarket) suspended production of cards at the factory.
VMNyp Today I learned that there are 72 million babies born around the world this year alone and we have not even reached the end of the year!