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TIL that there is a traditional inuit food called Kiviak which is made by fermenting seabird inside a seal's skin

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x6p7w TIL a levitating coin shaped like a flying saucer was commissioned by Cameroon's national bank to be used as legal tender in that country, minted with help from Poland's Mint. A tiny motor hidden inside it creates a magnetic field between it and the specially designed base below it, making it float.
4keX6 TIL: Malaysia is actually a monarchy, always though it was a republic
4kZlX TIL the famous painting "Napoleon Crossing the Alps" where he's depicited staying calm while on a lively white horse is just propaganda. In reality he was on a mule and was led through the Alps by a guide.
Lkxlr TIL about the Federation of American Scientists, a nonprofit group of scientists whose mission is to slow/reduce the spread of misinformation and offer transparency/resources for the general public and policy-makers.
VBK5p TIL that Sergeant Bill was a goat who achieved hero status during World War I as a Canadian war hero. Bill was able to hear and warn soldiers of incoming shell explosions, pushing 3 soldiers into a trench within seconds of an incoming shell.