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TIL The TSA does not perform background checks on employees

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Zp8pR TIL a species of pig called Barbirusa has tusks that can grow long enough to impale its own skull, killing it in the process
GA40g TIL about Carl McGunn - Died in 1981 in Alaska when confusion about who was picking him up resulted in him being abandoned to starve
4XNJ5 TIL that science has a need for more postmortem brains to study. Being an organ donor does not include the brain, so you must sign up separately in order to donate your brain for research.
OovmL TIL Horses in Iceland are Half-Wild, Half-Tame. In the summer, farmers herd them into the highlands, where they live without human care for months.
gMvZ7 TIL Berea College in Kentucky has a $1B endowment and doesn't charge students for tuition.