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TIL that there has never been a recorded instance of someone being killed by a black bear mother defending her cubs

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WGPo TIL Rolls Royce didn’t start selling cars with body work until 1946. Up until then, they only sold the chassis and motor with a recommendation to use Barker & Co Ltd to build a customized body and coach. One of which designs is the world’s most expensive car at $57,000,000.
oBmeo TIL in 1974, a Soviet plane was forced to land in Gambell, Alaska, after running out of fuel. The crew was greeted by the locals who helpfully provided heating and food for the stranded airmen. The next day an Air Force plane brought in fuel and the plane returned home without further incident.
8aVAG TIL that HTTP error code 451 (unavailable for legal reasons, e.g. censorship) is a reference to Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451
VMENQ TIL of Chinese folklore's "Pixiu", a creature that was banished from the heavens for being unruly--; It was spanked by the Jade Emperor so hard that its butthole was sealed, leaving it cursed to a diet of gold, silver, and jewels but unable to expel any of it.
69rQY TIL “we only use 10% of our brains” is a completely made up ‘fact’