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TIL that the Shortfin Mako Shark, the world’s fastest shark, can leap approximate 30 feet high or higher in the air.

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Y7pwv TIL that bear spray can actually attract bears that smell it (but don’t get directly sprayed with it).
yWj8 TIL there is a German children’s book from 1845 about three boys teasing a dark-skinned boy. To teach them a lesson, Saint Nicolas dips the three boys in black ink, to make them even darker-skinned than the boy they’d teased.
jNLgX TIL Nurhaci attacked China's Ming Dynasty, Korea's Joseon Dynasty, and his conquest of northeast China laid the groundwork for the conquest of China by the Qing Dynasty. He is also credited with ordering the creation of a written script for the Manchu language
Lk5gV TIL A guy modified his Prius to run off the overhead power lines meant for city buses
paWG TIL Ringo Starr was reluctant to accept the role of the narrator on “Thomas & Friends” because he thought kids would be more interested in “dinosaurs with lasers.”