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TIL that on Halloween in Alaska Moose living near inhabited areas, such as Anchorage, feast on jack-o-lanterns in peoples front yards. State regulations prohibit the feeding of certain animals, including Moose, so if one is seen by enforcement agents snacking in your yard, you will receive a fine.

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5YA9k TIL Pablo Escobar actor on Narcos, Wagner Moura, is Brazilian and didn't speak any Spanish when he got the part. Also had to gain 40 pounds!
ANamn TIL that the "drink 8 glasses of water a day" is based on a 1945 recommendation that had no medical basis. The current recommendation is "drink when you are thirsty, unless you are outside on a hot day or are elderly- then drink a bit more."
BRNL TIL That Germany doesn’t recognize Scientology as a religion.
p58N TIL That SR-71 pilots sometimes came from bomber aircraft because nobody else had experience in long supersonic flights. A crew taken from a B-58 Hustler ended up setting a world record for longest supersonic flight after flying the SR-71 for over 10 hours… over 15,000 miles. Nonstop.
lo4yN TIL at the Skeleton Coast (called by natives "The Land God Made in Anger") where the Atlantic meets the Namib desert, over 1000 ships have met their end.