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TIL that in Russia’s Kronotsky Nature Reserve. There is a bear population that huffs jet fuel from old barrels until they pass out.

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RL98 TIL the blobfish – a fish repeatedly described as the world’s ugliest animal – actually becomes a pretty good-looking fish when submerged to 4,000 feet.
BgLEK TIL That the laboratory sets for Mel Brooks' "Young Frankenstein" were made up of pieces from the set of the original "Frankenstein". Brooks was able to contact Ken Strickfaden who built many of the original sets and still had parts of them in his possession and agreed to lend them to the movie.
v1Kr8 TIL a tax auditor in Finland died at his desk in his office, and no one realized he was dead for 2 days.
PP1Z TIL that one of Alabama’s most prominent meth dealers in the 2000s was a teacher named “Walter White.” He was arrested the year Breaking Bad began.
npZ7 TIL if you buy a Toshiba laptop and it breaks, UPS will send you a return-shipping box, repair the laptop and ship the laptop back to you. Everyone who handles your laptop works for UPS, not Toshiba.