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TIL, Australia has an owl so large it hunts and eats possums, called the Powerful Owl.

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R7047 TIL that the German Blitzkrieg was literally fueled by speed. During the early part of WW2, the German gov't distributed meth tablets to its armed forces as part of an effort to make individuals "superhuman."
VGnZ TIL scientists asked people to guess who won senator/governor elections (involving candidates they knew NOTHING about) by simply looking at pictures of the candidates faces. The people guessing got it right 70% of the time.
eR0b TIL an episode of Rocko’s Modern Life taking place 17 years in the future aired 17 years ago on this date
l9VV TIL Kelly Thomas, a homeless man with schizophrenia, was beaten to the point of comatose by Police followed by death as a result, all while Thomas was found not guilty of his charges, and two police officers were found not guilty of manslaughter, the other was not put to trial.
OooR7 TIL in 2016, seven years after his death, Michael Jackson made $825 million.