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TIL that polar bears have been known to cover their noses with their paws whilst hunting, in an attempt to blend in with their surroundings.

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gMMXb TIL Before becoming famous for Disney movies, Tim Allen was convicted of drub trafficking, almost sentenced to mandatory life in prison, got 7 years and served 3
R5rw9 TIL that 2500 years ago, an explorer named Hanno found a tribe of ‘hairy and savage’ people. He captured three women, but they were so ferocious that he had them killed and skinned. It’s speculated that he actually discovered gorillas. Gorillas were named after his name for the tribe.
joan TIL that carrots were normally a variety of colors (rainbow carrots) until the Dutch began selectively breeding only orange carrots in the 1600s- to honor the Prince of Orange.
Br80d TIL of Green Boots, the body of an unidentified mountaineer that became a landmark on the main Northeast ridge route to the summit of Mount Everest. As of 2019, over 300 people have died on Everest and many of their bodies remain on the mountain.
PYB9e TIL during the filming of The Hunt for Red October (1990), while doing research aboard the fast attack sub Salt Lake City, actor Scott Glenn was treated with equal rank of her captain on the orders of the then Commander Thomas Fargo.