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TIL that the Tollund Man, a 2000 year old corpse found in a Danish bog was so well preserved, those who found it mistook it for a murder victim and called the police.

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Ook5L TIL the Danish government permits adults and children to kill dolphins and whales with knives and lances at a public event on the Faroe Islands each year called “grindadrap.” They kill about 1,000 annually, or 1 whale or dolphin for every 50 Faroese people.
VX0k TIL that besides the USA only 1 other nation has ever built a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, France.
rNwWW TIL that there is a new drug in Japan that regenerate lost teeth.
wnEY TIL Steven Spielberg declined to direct the Harry Potter movies and said “It’s just like withdrawing a billion dollars and putting it into your personal bank accounts. There’s no challenge.”
LQYAr TIL that in June 2013, a brand new Mercedes Benz SLS AMG fell into the water while being imported to Argentina, spent 5 days submerged during rescue efforts, suffered irreparable damage, and was ultimately shipped back to Germany.