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TIL that grizzly bears sometimes cover their tracks when they are being followed by hunters.

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Med67 TIL Lafayette, from the American and French Revolution, was born Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Montier de La Fayette. He joked, "It's not my fault. I was baptized like a Spaniard, with the name of every conceivable saint who might offer me protection in battle."
GAJ94 TIL that bears can effortlessly open both regular and sliding car doors by using the door handle.
GYkQ7 TIL there is an Amish town called Intercourse in PA, USA
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WkWl4 TIL the concept of private property was unknown to ancient Hawaiians. Instead they had "ahupua'a", a belief system that connected spirituality into the natural landscape. It emphasized the interrelationship of elements and beings and honored them in the activities of daily and seasonal life.