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TIL Zachary Taylor's remains were exhumed in 1991 to see if he was poisoned and it was determined arsenic levels were too low

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nNLo TIL Astronomer Tycho Brahe had a pet elk, which drunkenly fell down a set of stairs to its death.
xVxlk TIL: it is illegal to import or possess a hamster as a pet in Australia
6EOaZ TIL In 1979, two tiny silver scrolls were found in a burial chamber southwest of the Old City of Jerusalem. Dated 400 years before the Dead Sea Scrolls, the scrolls were examined and found to contain the Priestly Benediction, Numbers 6:24-26.
Bgypy TIL that, prior to 1968, the only way to get a divorce in Canadian provinces with no divorce law was to apply to the Canadian federal Parliament for a divorce through an Act of Parliament.
X0nL8 TIL Koalas are carriers of chlamydia, with some populations unfortunately at a 100% infection rate. Koalas can also fight and cause serious damage with their strong bite and very sharp claws, when threatened.