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Today I Learned that the "Hamster Dance" song was originally sampled from Disney's "Robin Hood".

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ygQp TIL that the first US Army emergency chocolate ration was designed to taste “only a bit better than ‘a boiled potato’” to keep soldiers from eating their emergency rations in non-emergency situations
DQOBJ TIL medieval Europe “mummy balm,” made from human fat, was applied to wounds and believed to have healing powers. It was often taken from executed criminals with the belief their violent deaths made it more potent. This persisted for centuries until medicine shifted toward evidence-based practices.
KO1LJ TIL Oral sex linked to Bacterial Vaginosis.
X8d6 TIL: Today I learned that the d-day invasion was supported by 17 million maps. Each training map used fake names for locations and beach names. The d-day plan was the worlds tightest kept secret.
Xxy8 TIL The skeleton found by Tuco in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly inside the wrong coffin at Sad Hill cemetery, was a real human skeleton. A deceased Spanish actress wrote in her will she wanted to act even after her death.