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TIL that a UK zoo banned visitors from wearing animal print clothes because it confuses the animals. "If someone wears the same pattern to the animal's coat they can become over friendly," a zoo spokesperson said.

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16AO4 TIL the battle of D-Day that helped end WWII started with the wounded left to drown in the rising tide. If the men got to the beach at all, they were soaked, half-drowned, and seriously weakened from seasickness. They were often without an officer, a functioning radio, or even a working weapon.
LP5m TIL in 1514, Gyorgy Dozsa attempted a peasants revolt. After failure, he was forced to sit on an iron throne while wearing an iron crown and holding a scepter. The only catch was that all three were red-hot. His fellow rebels were forced to “bite into his burning body” and “drink his flowing blood.”
0w7vN TIL a 16 year old survived a five hour flight inside the landing gear of a jumbo jet from San Jose, California to Maui, Hawaii. He blacked out on takeoff and the plane went to 38,000ft meaning temperatures of 75-80 below zero and a lack of oxygen probably leading to "a state of suspended animation."
oD4R TIL referring to its high fuel consumption and repair costs, the airmen of the C5 Galaxy have nicknamed it FRED; short for Fucking Ridiculous, Economic/Environmental Disaster.
X0m7r TIL Hugh Hefner paid $75000 for the burial spot next to Marilyn Monroe stating "Spending eternity next to Marilyn is too sweet to pass up".