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TIL that an alligators immune system can fight HIV

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ZGRD TIL the Texas Longhorns of 1920 fattened up, cooked and served their mascot at a football banquet, due to not having the money to take care of him
5Yomk TIL there was a baboon named Jack who, for nine years, helped a man with two peg legs switch tracks for trains and never once made a mistake.
e0PP5 TIL 22 Americans fought off 500 Nazi paratroopers for almost an entire day. After the war, they learned they'd put an entire Panzer Division hours behind schedule during the Battle of the Bulge.
Z6eo TIL that Leonard Nimoy sings a very interesting song about Bilbo Baggins.
nDaW TIL Mattel once tried to sue Aqua over their song “Barbie Girl”. The judge literally told them to “chill”.