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TIL that war has two distinct meanings: as a noun it means a state of armed conflict between different countries or groups; as a verb it means engage in a war.

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loaQA TIL of Marcos Rodriguez Pantoja, a man who grew up in the wild amongst wolves from an early age until 19 years old. In 2018 he expressed he was disappointed with humanity and wished to return to the wild
OoDDg TIL The Queen of England's guard wear tall bear skin hats because at the Battle of Waterloo, English troops took them as a trophy from France. They were worn by Napoleon's elite guard, which England routed during the Battle.
b6Wmp TIL of Hægri dagurinn ("The right day"), the day that Iceland changed from left-hand traffic to right-hand traffic. The change occurred formally on May 26, 1968, at 6:00 am - The only injury from the changeover was a boy on a bicycle who broke his leg.
QWK9 TIL in WWII a woman-only Soviet bomber regiment were nicknamed the “Night Witches” by German soldiers. For a successful bombing run, the Witches would cut the engine of their archaic and noisy aircraft. Gliding in, they would release their bombs before the enemy even knew they were there.
rRjXW TIL that axolotls are basically real life pokemon that can morph into salamanders when exposed to excessive levels of iodine