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TIL foxes utilize the earth's magnetic field as a targeting system to find prey

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4BkN TIL John Cleese’s family’s surname was Cheese, until his father changed their surname to Cleese before signing up for the army in World War 1.
LkOr0 TIL that the Flag that Apollo 11 astronauts planted on the moon was bought for $5.50 at Sears
5gvn TIL that Eugenics was widely practiced in the United States, years before Nazi Germany, including forced sterilization, feeding of TB infected milk, and the consideration of gas chambers
9w7Gp TIL each pawn in chess had a specific name/profession based on its starting position on the board
epdeg TIL that Michael Jackson organized a supergroup, in a similar fashion to 'We are the World', for the September 11th attacks, that was never released. The reasons "What More Can I Give" was shelved vary as to why, but could have been because of his then-campaign against Sony Music.