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TIL there are no records of a panda having killed a human.

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9ynG TIL small wild primates existed in North America during the time of prehistoric man. The Sioux called them Ekgmowechashala, which meant, ‘little cat man,’ due to their appearance.
NXvn6 TIL one of the largest cockroaches in the world is called Megaloblatta longipennis
69A6X TIL that the event that killed off the dinosaurs also killed off almost all reptiles, amphibians and mammals weighing more than 25 kg (55 lbs). Sea turtles and crocodilians were some of the few exceptions.
78b7p TIL Rhode Island Hospital was fined $50,000 and reprimanded by the state Department of Health after brain surgery was performed on the wrong side of a patient's head three times in 2007. The state also ordered the hospital to develop a neurosurgery checklist that includes the location of the surgery
GANL5 TIL, "Ratfucking" which means the pillaging of the most desirable part of Meal, Ready-to-Eat (MRE) is common in the US military. In this situation, the more senior personnel will open up the packages, take the best ones of each MRE packages while leaving the trash ones for the newbies.