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TIL that fishermen in Belgium use horseback to catch shrimp.

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8BZ TIL that IKEA ran the first commercial in the US featuring a homosexual couple. It was shown once and then pulled following bomb threats to the stores.
X456 TIL that Box Jellyfish venom is so powerful, human victims have been known to go into shock and drown or die of heart failure before even reaching shore.
xGdw TIL of Miniatur Wunderland, the largest, most complex and most expensive model train set in the world.
16gkP Today I learned Adolph Hitler is still alive and is a politician in Namibia (Btw the facts are fake but he is a real Namibian politician)
N7oke TIL In 1963, Félicette was the first cat to be launched into Space. She experienced weightlessness and safely returned to Earth. 14 cats went through intensive training but Félicette was chosen for her calm disposition. Some claim the other cats became too fat.