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TIL Hannibal had only one eye after he crossed into Italy with his army. The eye was most likely lost due to inflammation.

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aOrL TIL Sheep breeders put chalk on the male sheep, which leaves a chalk mark on the females it’s mated with to monitor reproduction.
YZ8d TIL: Journalist Dorothy Kilgallen was the only person to have a private interview with Jack Ruby, the man who shot Lee Oswald. She told friends about the JFK assassination “If its the last thing I do I’m going to break this case” -she never did. She was found dead in mysterious circumstances.
R5kj4 TIL That Probably one of the most 'alien-like' species, the ribbon worm spits a living, tree-like proboscis to hunt it prey
X1kr TIL only 8% of the outdoor statues of people in the US are of women
wL9b1 TIL in 2005 a Utah ski resort launched an artillery shell for avalanche control; the shell sailed completely over the mountain’s summit and landed in a residential backyard.