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TIL of Hercules, a bear that went missing for 24 days and lost 15 stone (95 kg) because he didn’t like the taste of raw flesh.

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gArX TIL that in 1861, Giuseppe Garibaldi, hero of Italy’s independence, volunteered his services to President Abraham Lincoln and was offered a Major General’s commission in the U.S. Army. His sole condition: that the war’s objective be declared as the abolition of slavery.
b9AeZ TIL the phrase "happy hour" (before it became associated with drinking during Prohibition era) originates as U.S. Naval slang used to describe the entertainment period in which activities such as boxing and wrestling matches would occur on board.
4ky5N TIL of the largest general strike in history in May 1968, when 11 million French citizens spent 2 weeks on strike to protest the heavy-handed police response to student protests earlier that year, resulting in an early election call
Bg7ZW TIL: In the 16th century, the Osculum Infame was the name of a witch's ritual greeting upon meeting the devil, which involves kissing his butt hole or "other mouth" and usually followed with feasting. In some cases, the role can be reversed where the witch receives the kiss.
Xo9E TIL there are no documented human deaths from an LSD overdose