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TIL the leading hypothesis for why zebras have stripes is because it helps prevent horse flies from biting them.

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R50K1 TIL that as of June 2022, Canada has a land border with Europe. After decades of disagreement – called the 'whisky war' – over who owned the unoccupied Hans Island between the Canadian territory of Nunavut and Greenland, the two governments agreed to split it down the middle.
KOJ1a TIL I learned by the time a person dies that they would have shed half their body weight in skin
N7yj1 TIL three overworked astronauts aboard Skylab mutinied by turning off radio communications with mission control for several hours. They were never allowed in space again.
B4yD TIL that Dr Dre has beaten a couple women. Years ago he publicly beat a female reporter at a party while his bodyguard held the crowd back. He also beat his ex girlfriend while they were together.
VMbbp TIL In fascist Italy, people deemed to be the enemies of the state were forced to drink castor oil as a punishment: this was often used after beatings as the dehydration effect complicated the recovery.