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TIL that Poland's worst historical enemy isn't Germany, but Sweden, so much so that it's even mentioned in their National Anthem.

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KYXvJ TIL that Marvin the Martian has a dark spherical head with big eyes because he is supposed to be an alien ant. He was even called Antwerp before his name was changed in the 70s.
RZL1 TIL the southern copperhead (a snake) has a protein in its venom called “contortrostatin” that stops the growth of cancer cells and tumors in mice
6rgY TIL that looting of DJ equipment during the 1977 New York City blackout contributed to the rise of hip hop.
B7LK TIL that the sabre-tooth squirrel featured in the 2002 film Ice Age was fictional… until a real one was discovered in 2011.
ne6Kr TIL following the attack on Pearl Harbor, Walt Disney Studios was taken over and converted by the U.S. Army into an anti-aircraft base in fears that Japanese bombers would soon reach Los Angeles. It remained the only time a Hollywood studio came under military occupation in history.