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TIL Nazis once bred violent super-cows in an attempt to resurrect the extinct aurochs of German lore.

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8aXBa TIL The first known mention of mixing whiskey with Coke was in a 1907 report of an employee of the United States Bureau of Chemistry and Soils, who encountered the drink when visiting the South. Today, the drink is considered low-brow cultural fare and tends to be frowned upon by whiskey aficionados
O7vY TIL comedian Steve Martin will be inducted into the American Banjo Museum Hall of Fame alongside banjo legends like Eddy Davis, Earl Scruggs, and Pete Seeger.
J1XkQ TIL during WW1 soldiers used mid-evil weapons like the “trench club”. Specifically the Bosnians used them to finish off wounded opponents hit by poison gas
16wBP TIL in Ancient Egypt people with dwarfism were highly respected and held high social status due to Egyptians viewing such people as having celestial gifts. In fact, during the 1st Dynasty, dwarfs directly served and worked with the king and royal household and were buried in subsidiary tombs.
N7oZ1 TIL under the Open Fields doctrine the U.S. government has the authority to place cameras and other surveillance devices on your land without your consent or the need for a warrant