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TIL when a clothing company called The South Butt was asked to cease and desist by The North Face, they complied, then turned around and created "Why Climb Mountains," featuring The Butt Face.

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YpvBv TIL that the term for the last animal of an entire species is Endling. When an Endling dies, the species is considered extinct.
aWKL TIL that USMC Scout Sniper training includes having to move within 200 yards of an observation post and shoot at it twice without being spotted, the second shot with an indicator within 10 yards of the sniper. To pass the course you have to remain unseen at least twice.
PYw7n TIL in the early 1900’s, Idaho potatoes were used only for hog food until a railroad superintendent found that they were delicious when baked. Celebrity endorsements, a song and a 40ft potato shaped sign (with electric winking eyes) soon followed and the "baked" potato became mainstream fare.
8eBEZ TIL almost 2/3 (61%) of WW2 American servicemen were draftees instead of volunteers
0dwNN TIL cigarettes contain radioactive polonium-210