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TIL even though one is a frog and the other is a bear, Kermit and Fozzie are brothers.

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No18 TIL a Soviet soldier who went missing after a battle in Afghanistan in 1980 was found alive in 2013, living in the Afghan city of Herat. He had been rescued by locals and eventually became a nomadic sheikh and healer under the name of Sheikh Abdullah.
4pbw TIL that the United Nations has formed a contingency plan in the event that aliens directly contact us
Q8ZE TIL that “Red skies at night, sailor’s delight…” can be scientifically proven.
wog77 TIL secondhand and thirdhand smoke from cigarettes contributes to 40,000 deaths annually in the United States. Thirdhand smoke can linger on household surfaces for years if not properly cleaned.
epQWk TIL about pacu jawi, a traditional bull race in Sumatra. In the race, a jockey stands on a wooden plough loosely tied to a pair of bulls and holds them by their tails while the bulls cover about 60-250 metres (200-820 ft) of muddy track in a rice field