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TIL that the Treaty of Versailles included a clause demanding Germany return the skull of Chief Mkwawa, an East African leader who fiercely resisted German colonialism.

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xVo9D TIL Elephants console one another when they are upset with gentle touches and trunk strokes. Previously, only humans, great apes and birds in the raven family were known to do this.
GYLrE TIL about the "Herald of Free Enterprise," a ferry that capsized and killed 193 people because the crew forgot to close the bow doors.
mxwrE The first ever YouTube video was uploaded 15 years ago today
xo0B TIL Franklin Delano Roosevelt Died While Sitting For a Painting That Remains Unifinished
69Ge8 TIL Hungarian engineers strapped two MiG 21 engines to a soviet tank to put out oil well fires. This monster pumps out about 13,200 gallons of water per minute.