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TIL that a leopard seal once tried to teach a National Geographic photographer how to hunt.

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Eg1Ro TIL Mariano Marcos (the father of former Philippines dictator Ferdinand Marcos and grandfather of president-elect Bongbong Marcos), was executed by guerillas for alleged collaboration with the Japanese. His hands were tied to water buffaloes who riped his body apart alive in different directions.
W71oA TIL that Marvel obtained the trademarks "Hulk Hogan", "Hulkster" and "Hulkamania" for 20 years while the WWF agreed to no longer refer to Hogan as "incredible" or "Hulk" or ever dress him in purple or green. Marvel also obtained $100 for each Hulk Hogan match and 10% of any earnings under this name.
rR1Me TIL when the head of Universal Studios saw a film by a young student named Steven Spielberg, he called him in for a meeting, offered him a 7-year contract and told him, "a lot of people will stick with you in success; I’ll stick with you in failure."
e0nG4 TIL On the tiny island nation of Tuvalu, everyday for about two hours before sunset hundreds of Tuvaluans, young and old, meet on the international airport runway to just hang out
v1JeR TIL that in 1918, during WWI, the Germans protested the use of the Model 97 shotgun "trenchbroom" by the USA, arguing it violated the rules of the Hague Conventions. The Americans replied almost immediately that the protest was ironic coming from the guys using flamethrowers and poison gas.