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TIL: 2,000 mice were parachuted into Guam to kill snake invaders. The mice were dead and pumped full of acetaminophen which killed the snakes.

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K1n9 TIL of a Russian dog whose owners were killed in a car accident. Despite attempts to adopt or re-home him, the dog refused to leave the site of the accident and waited for them until it died 7 years later. The city informally adopted the dog and dedicated a statue honour its loyalty.
epOR6 TIL Soviet officer Nikolai Kuznetsov, who spoke perfect German, penetrated German lines by posing as a German officer. He heard the first report of Operation Long Jump existing from a drunk SS officer (Nazi plan to kill/kidnap Stalin, Churchill & FDR at the Tehran conference). Soviets ended the plot
wL0KY TIL Alanis Morissette laid down the vocals in one take and that the producer got Flea and Dave Navarro to lay down bass and guitar tracks, respectively, to enhance the rawness of the sound
bP47 TIL Cards against Humanity funds the Science Ambassador Scholarship: full tuition for a woman seeking an undergraduate degree in STEM fields.
e0NdD TIL a lot about sherry...