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TIL that the funny hats worn by the British Royal Guard require an entire bear skin to make.

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ADw17 TIL bowhead whales are the only baleen whales native to Arctic waters, and their thick triangular skulls are designed to crack through ice.These whales are considered the longest living mammals and can live for 200+ yrs.Specific mutations in their DNA give these whales enhanced resistance to cancer.
xRo1 TIL of the Great Comic Strip Switcheroo of ‘97 in which several large comic strips switche creators for a day. It is considered one of the best switcheroos of all time
ND56 TIL of Fabian von Schlabrendorff, a member of the German resistance against Hitler who survived the war, because while awaiting his trial, the courtroom took a direct hit from a bomb during an air raid killing the Judge, who had condemned all his of his co-conspirators to death.
6EpMl TIL that one of the rarest fish in the world is the Devils Hole Pupfish. They are only found in Devils Hole a water filled cavern in Nevada and are critically endangered with only 136 fish left in the wild.
4kRv6 TIL that preference of lethal methods is not the only cause for higher suicide rates in males