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TIL that the Catholic Church allows eating beaver meat during lent.

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xJeg TIL in 2006 the US government funded a study on the ‘spiritual effects’ of magic mushrooms. Two months after the study, 79% of the participants reported increased well-being or satisfaction.
KlGG TIL Facebook is blue because Mark Zuckerberg is colorblind and sees blue best.
pYNeQ TIL Brown Bears and Grizzly Bears are the same species. Brown Bears live on the coast while Grizzly Bears live inland.
X0G06 TIL about the Dyatlov Pass Incident where 9 experience hikers passed away after their tent had been ripped open FROM THE INSIDE. The bodies were scattered around the campsite in various conditions, some missing eyes or their tongues. The case is still unsolved.
yL5a TIL: The Dutch royal family took refuge in Canada during WW2 occupation, upon the birth of Princess Margriet, the Ottawa maternity ward was temporarily declared to be Dutch territory by the Canadian government. Since then every year the Dutch people send Canada thousands of tulips in appreciation.