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TIL the allies had an alcoholic Nazi-hating bear to help them in WWII

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9wNkM TIL of the British political movement “disestablishmentarianism”, which advocated separation of church and state. Those who oppose this movement are called “antidisestablishmentarianists”.
Axxo TIL in 2012 a man intentionally jumped off of the monorail at the Bronx Zoo into the tiger exhibit, to be ‘one with the tiger’. He survived, and when the police asked him why he did it he replied “everyone in life makes choices”.
OJp4 TIL Giant, astrophysical lasers exist in nature powered by stars, the first being detected around a system 4,560 light years away
l7YyB TIL people in London used to celebrate "Frost Fairs" on the river Thames when it froze over allowing pubs, market stalls and events to be set up on the ice (Once there was even a parade of Elephants!).
BrZOD TIL that during WW1, 'fucking’ and ‘bloody’ were used as palliatives, so that the order to ‘get your fucking rifles’ was recognised as considerably less urgent than the order to ‘get your rifles’.