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TIL that zombie worms bore into the bones of whale carcasses with their specialised root tissues

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ADQjg TIL that in 1995 on Brazilian TV there was an incident known as "the kicking of the saint" when a televangelist kicked a statue of the Virgin Mary on his show to prove its "inability to react, because it's made of clay." This sparked riots across Brazil and the televangelist fled the country.
OGZ8R TIL in Italy the killing of feral cats has been illegal since 1991. Feral cats in Italy have the right to live free; they are protected and cannot be removed from their colony. The colonies are cared for by associations of cat-caretakers officially recognised by the authorities.
lalV TIL in 1961, India declared a surprise war on Portugal, annexing lands held for 450 years
R5BpQ TIL in 1933 there was an alleged conspiracy by wealthy businessmen to stage a coup against FDR and install a Marine Corps general as dictator
JnKm TIL that until 1936, Liechtenstein and Haiti were unknowingly using the same flag, and they didn’t find out until they competed against each other in the Olympics