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TIL people in Churchhill, Manitoba(Canada), never lock their car doors in case anyone has to escape polar bears.

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NXxwE TIL that William Peter Blatty, the author of "The Exorcist", spend over a year successfully posing as a Saudi Arabian prince while living in Los Angeles in the 1960s. He kept up the charade while appearing as a contestant on Groucho Marx's game show "You Bet Your Life".
rwGw TIL that during September 2009, a ‘Gollum’ like creature was discovered in Panama after it terrified children when it slithered out of a lake and clambered over the rocks towards them.
loYE7 TIL that a Scottish botanist broke China's monopoly on tea in the 1840's by disguising himself as a Chinese noble "from beyond the Great Wall", and requesting tours of tea plantations, where he learned the secrets of tea production
jPmX TIL That Landmines laid down during the Falkland’s war Have led to a thriving penguin population
ApZn TIL Austin Russell, AKA “Chumlee” from Pawn Stars, receives $25,000 per episode and has a net worth of $600,000.