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TIL that Polar Bears are practically invisible on thermal cameras.

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xVGD TIL Over 99% of Romans lived in Apartment buildings. Only 1% lived in private homes.
ne6ao TIL of the Ozark Medieval Fortress, a now defunct attempt to build a period authentic 13th-century French castle in northern Arkansas
ZpoaD TIL Michal Prasek, a Czech man who made headlines in 2018 after a cyclist collided with a lioness he was walking on a leash, was mauled to death in 2019 by a lion he kept in his backyard.
d8gGQ TIL: Summer Camps participated in Cold War diplomacy by having campers from the Soviet Union go to US camps and US campers go to Soviet Union summer caps.
dDp5d TIL the US did not have an official national anthem until 1931. Many songs were used, including the SSB.