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TIL The German police once managed to identify and arrest a serial-burglar by identifying and matching the ear-prints he left on doors when listening if anyone was home before breaking in

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yV0BX TIL that Canada now has higher property and violent crime rates than the United States of America.
l75v7 TIL naked mole rats have a 10x longer lifespan (~30 years) than domestic rats, and carry various cancer-resistant genetic properties.
1KdX TIL of Kurt Gerstein, a top SS Officer who secretly tried warning the Allies of the horrors he witnessed at the Nazi Death Camps. He later committed suicide after they failed to listen to him.
5YkY9 TIL the Far Side was so significant in the 80s that when a cartoon was printed which was hard to understand, creator Gary Larsson felt the need to issue a press release expressing his regret & explaining the joke
4kEDR Today I Learned that a feller buncher is a type of harvesting machine used in logging. “Feller” is someone who cuts down trees, and “bunching” is the skidding and assembly of two or more trees. A feller buncher is a motorized vehicle with an attachment that performs both of these functions.