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TIL spotted female hyenas have a pseudo-penis and lack an external vaginal opening

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VMx1G TIL: Native Americans painted murals of Mythological creatures on bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River
b9rO0 TIL Rumors during WW2 were that the Germans had destroyed a Canadian WW1 war memorial to peace, in France. Angered by this, Hitler invited the worlds press to photograph him there, to prove the Germans hadn't damaged it.
J1gLl TIL that the term “kid gloves” comes from the soft leather of young goats typically being used for gloves.
wom08 TIL that in a 1972 World Cup qualifier, an error by U.S. Soccer caused the U.S. team to be short-handed, requiring a fan from the stands to start the game
J11dB TIL Vikings served as the personal bodyguard of the Emperor of the Byzantine Empire. They were known as the Varangians - Men of Oath