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TIL a Parasitoid is a parasite that kills its host

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kGj5 TIL Teddy Roosevelt had his family crest tattoed across his chest
OGODa TIL about Victor Jara: an artist and activist who supported the Socialist Chilean government. After the coup in 1973, Jara was imprisoned by Pinochet’s regime. He was tortured and shot over 40 times, before his body was put on display for other prisoners.
8eGLK TIL Gambia is actually named "The Gambia" or the "Republic of The Gambia"
BGAy TIL that Sir Isaac Newton likely died an 84 year old virgin.
N7VyP TIL in 1815, when Napoleon Bonaparte was thrown overboard due to rough seas, a random fisherman's Newfoundland dog jumped into the water from the fisherman's boat and kept Napoleon afloat until he could reach safety.