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TIL that polar bears have black skin and hollow fur to absorb more sunlight while still remaining camoflagued

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Bgx8e TIL about Saint Mary MacKillop, an Australian nun who in 1871 was excommunicated from the Catholic Church in retaliation for exposing child abuse by a priest.
OGxGR TIL in the ABC song, the note for G is a G
D1E1p TIL the 35-yr-old owner of a boat called "Naut Guilty" was found not guilty in a boating incident. Another man was at the helm who failed to put the boat into neutral as a 19-yr-old woman swam near the boat; she lost her arm in the propeller. Both men pleaded guilty to furnishing alcohol to minors.
gMjVy TIL Harvard once spent$ 100M on vineyards
r9Ky TIL Zheng He (born 1371) was a Chinese explorer, mariner, diplomat and fleet admiral who travelled as far as Arabia. He was a eunuch who had been castrated by the Empire and enslaved as punishment, but rose to immense power.