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TIL that snakes are not necessarily immune to being injected with their own venom and some will die if they accidentally bite themselves

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JYYyB TIL that since, conveniently, the landing area for ski jumping happens to be around the same dimensions as a football pitch, local officials developing stadiums for the 2018 Olympics in South Korea built a stadium that can be used for both
4VeN TIL one of the last SS units to hold out defending Hitler’s bunker in Berlin was comprised entirely of Frenchmen
4koXo TIL that despite stating multiple times that he didn't want to be nominated for President, Horatio Seymour was still nominated for President in 1868.
MeYBm TIL that trained sniffer dogs are helping archaeologists in Croatia discover 3,000-year-old iron age tombs. Experts have said that using dogs are a good way to identify archaeological sites, as it is less destructive than many traditional methods.
adlo TIL An Irish rebel died in 1798…while wielding a 2500 year old sword.