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TIL in the German dub of Die Hard, the names of the German terrorists were changed to English names.

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6EpJ TIL that a boy born in 1783 had two heads, one on top of the other with the second head upside down so that the neck stub was up in the air. The second head had a fully functional brain.
BrbMk TIL about the shrike, also called the "butcher bird" due to its eating habits!
Mekpa TIL that milk taken from cow's at night make you sleepier that milk taken from the day
aR89 TIL 50 beavers were introduced into Tierra del Fuego in the 1940s to help start a fur trade. There are now over 100,000, and they have devastated over 16 million hectares.
PYwvw TIL The famously large President Taft followed a weight loss program. Taft was in contact with Dr. Yorke-Davies for over twenty years and kept a daily record of his weight, food intake, and physical activity. Taft managed to go from 340 to 244 pounds and walked 3 miles to the Capitol every day.