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TIL wombats have cube shaped poop.

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R50Lj TIL that the extreme lifelong behavioral problems of Nancy Spungen (gf of Sid Vicious from the Sex Pistols) are thought to be caused by brain damage via birth asphyxia from umbilical cord wrapped around her neck
9wxKB TIL: The Challenger mission in 1986, which exploded live on TV and killed everyone on board, originally planned to have Big Bird as a passenger instead of a civilian teacher.
PPZZ TIL that to unintentionally mimic the accent of someone they are talking to, if they have a different accent, is a normal human trait. Psychologists believe it comes from an inbuilt urge to empathise and affiliate with the person you are talking to.
KOajQ TIL Steven Spielberg created the Medal of Honor video game franchise. The first title was released in 1999, a year after Saving Private Ryan. Most of the games in the franchise were set during WWII.
wLmYP TIL the nazis tried to hide the fact that the first gasoline car in germany was made by a jew