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TIL that something like the Yeti really existed : Gigantopithecus

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Oo1rg TIL Dracula was translated into Icelandic in 1901, and it wasn't until 2014 that anyone noticed this version was actually a significantly different novel with a smaller page count and a lot more sex
mxlMy TIL a Japanese submarine was sunk in WW2 because American sailors were throwing potatoes at it
neJQG TIL that the pattern on dogs’ noses are unique to each dog. Like human fingerprints, no two are alike. Dog Nose Printing has already been adopted in some places in the United States to track lost dogs, as nose prints are a far more reliable method than dog tags for identification.
kOYad TIL of Robert Smalls, a slave who freed himself his crew & their families by overtaking Confederate ship, CSS Planter, and sailing it north. The ship contained a code book letting them pass CSA checkpoints. He became new captain of the ship & convinced Lincoln to admit African Americans to the Army
5V5pn TIL of Canada's smallest municipality, Notre-Dame-des-Anges. It is entirely occupied by a hospital.