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TIL that a week after the 9/11 attacks, there was a postal mail attack in which perpetrators sent letters containing anthrax spores to several Congressman, killing 5 people and infecting 17 others.

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vPy7L TIL there is a breed of horse (called Akhal-Teke or ‘golden horse’) with proteins in their coat that appear metallic iridescent when light falls on them.
7VPX TIL that after The Lion King came out, a Hyena biologist sued Disney for defamation of character, on behalf of the Hyenas
RQk8 TIL 10% of the US population drinks an average of over 73 alcoholic drinks per week (or ten per day) and accounts for 75% of all alcohol sold. The next 10% drinks only 15 per week (two per day).