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TIL That Polar Bears Have Black Skin Under Their Fur

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rNX5e TIL Peruvian rubber baron Carlos Scharff, once referred to as “the most notorious of all rubber gatherers in the Upper Amazon region, “ was killed during a mutiny that occurred on Peruvian Independence Day in 1909.
kJ0ee TIL that on average all mammals take 20 seconds to pee (Fixed the link to a reputable source)
yQ05w TIL Michael Jackson probably wrote the music for Sonic 3 on Sega (although uncredited)
yVPB8 TIL about the Allied Trachenberg Plan which helped defeat Napoleon. This involved avoiding direct confrontations with him, but to instead go after his commanders bit by bit. This would buy the Allies time to gather an army and eventually overwhelm Napoleon.
yVygX TIL that Chuck Mosley, who was the vocalist for Faith No More before they achieved mainstream success, had financial struggles later in life. In 2009, he released an album titled “Will Rap Over Hard Rock For Food.”