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TIL that Disney's use of a fox for Robin Hood is partly based on medieval stories about an anthromorphic fox called "Reynard the Fox"

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P57L TIL oranges are dyed orange when the weather is not cold enough to produce the characteristic skin color.
GYRNN TIL a Navy Seal Lieutenant, Michael P. Murphy, along with a 4-man team were pinned down by nearly 100 Taliban Militants in a remote part of Afghanistan. Murphy made his way to a high-point in the mountains to successfully phone in reinforcements. He continued to fight for 2 hours until his death.
N7dVP TIL Two feuding mayors in France declared the same road one-way, in different directions.
rN5jx TIL Fungi in Chernobyl appear to be feeding off gamma radiation and are growing towards the reactor core.
v1v6B TIL the Japanese have a contrasting set of words for the true feelings one has deep down, and the behavior projected as a front that conforms with societal norms, that one can switch between in private and public settings