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TIL L'appel du vide (“the call of the void”) describes the urge to engage in destructive behaviors, like swerving into oncoming traffic or jumping off a cliff

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4XX7o TIL the only bloodshed in the Anglo-Swedish war occured when a Swedish general killed 30 Swedish farmers for refusing to fight.
NENb TIL a man built a restaurant in Northern Iraq called MaDonal’s after McDonald’s turned denied his request. The restaurant serves items such as “Big Macks,” and serves free food to U.S. forces, and thus has been threatened by suicide bombers, turning the man into a local celebrity.
R5vNa TIL that rabbits don't really eat carrots all the time and this is a myth. Carrots are too high in sugar and should only be given as an occasional treat. Rabbits mainly eat hay and/or grass, some leafy greens and a small, measured amount of pellets.
xkoB TIL that the Singer and founder of the band Bad Religion has a Ph.D in zoology and lectured courses at UCLA.
N1ab TIL a villager in China used a grenade to crack open walnuts for 25 years without realizing