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TIL A Snail’s anus moves to it’s head as it grows.

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RY99 TIL of Cocaine Bear, AKA Pablo Eskobear. The bear died in a National Forest in Kentucky in ‘85 after ingesting a portion of 75lbs of coke ($15mil value) that had been dropped by a drug-smuggling, corrupt, fugitive lawyer who had been parachuting with it before falling to his death.
9ObX TIL There is a Swiss Political Party called the Anti-PowerPoint Party who solely advocates for the ban of Microsoft PowerPoint.
VB6pG TIL the Grand Army of the Republic, a fraternity composed of veterans of the Union Army, Union Navy, and the Marines who served in the American Civil War, was dissolved in 1956 at the death of its last member, Civil War veteran Albert Woolson. At its peak, the organization had 410,000 members.
xVkgk TIL that after Patton liberated Ohrdruf, the first liberated concentration camp, he brought the mayor and the mayor's wife to see the camp. After they left, they hanged themselves.
OGKQL TIL in Poland pasta with cream and strawberries is a common dish and is often served in school canteens.