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TIL that a popular stuffed polar bear, located at Science Museum of Minnesota, was killed after being beaten to death by vandals at a local zoo.

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GYbE5 TIL of Ken Alibek, last USSR 1st Deputy Director of Biopreparat. Before defecting to the US in 1992 he destroyed vast bioweapon (BW) stockpiles and production facilities but could not stop all future BW work in Russia. His 1999 book Biohazard details the USSR’s secret, treaty-violating BW program.
R7Jma TIL Horseshoe crabs have existed for around 450 million years, and soil itself first appeared on earth 450 million years ago, meaning that horseshoe crabs are literally as old as dirt.
6ENXW TIL that the Germans thought that the shotgun was too inhuman a weapon, and lodged a complaint against the US.
6WLW TIL Wal-Mart once pulled Midge, a doll in the Barbie line, from the shelves due to concerns she was pregnant with no wedding ring and it would promote teen pregnancy.
yl1p TIL: That the italian firearm manufacturer, Beretta. Creator of the iconic M9 Beretta, is the oldest active firearm manufacturer in the world, founded in 1526.