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Til that on the island of Svalbard (one of the only places where humans and polar bears live together) you are legally required to carry a equipment to scare polar bears away with you, if you are traveling outside of settlements.

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P0YL TIL that the worst war of Mankind was the Mongol conquest, killing up to 17 % of the world population, 14 % more than WWII.
GYl95 TIL Alheira de Mirandela, a kosher bread sausage was invented in Portugal to help hide Jews from the Spanish inquisition. Jews had fled to Portugal from Spain & pretended to be Catholic, Catholic homes hung preserved meat sausages from the rafters, & Jews were conspicuous for their missing sausages
NXkQe TIL that in 2009, Culture club singer Boy George was jailed for attempting to falsely imprison a male sex worker. He was handcuffed to a 'wall fixture', and beaten with a chain before managing to escape.
OGGMY TIL that the oldest Congressional District in the United States is Delaware's at-large Congressional District. It has existed uninterrupted since the 1st United States Congress in 1789.
kOrW5 TIL of the horse Potoooooooo, originally named "Potato" but the stable boy wrote down the name as "Pot-8-o" and the owner liked it so much he kept it.