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TIL not only is there a full taxidermed whale in a Swedish museum, but a couple was once caught having sex inside

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QNKBe TIL there were sailor cats, which traveled aboard ships with the task of eliminating rodents.
nOKr TIL that the American oil company Texaco directly supported the Spanish Fascist Fransisco Franco in his war against democracy in the 1930’s. He provided fuel to the Nazis and the Spanish/Italian Fascists and intel to help bomb Democratic fuel ships
8DYa TIL that the youngest US troop killed in the Vietnam War was only 15.
gWA4 TIL whenever you hear the sound of a bald eagle on TV, you’re actually hearing a red-tailed hawk. Bald eagles actually have more of a chirp.
J1A98 TIL that there was an official national anthem of Qing China