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TIL that the grizzly bears depicted on the Missouri state seal and state flag have never resided in the state.

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VM6dp TIL Tuna Fish create so much heat while fighting being caught that they can cook themselves alive
Lknav TIL that Teddy Roosevelt enjoyed boxing while president. His sparring partner punched him so hard he lost vision in his eye for the rest of his life. Roosevelt never told the other man what had happened.
DNnJ TIL Flights Between San Fransisco and Dubai Travel Over the North Pole (an 8,100-mile flight).
MgA TIL Evelina Children’s Hospital in London contractually requires its window washers to dress up as super heroes (pics in comments)
epKw5 TIL Edith Kanaka'ole was a major player in preserving Native Hawai'ian culture