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TIL That when a domestic cow and an American Bison mate the offspring is called a "Beefalo"

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Med67 TIL Lafayette, from the American and French Revolution, was born Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Montier de La Fayette. He joked, "It's not my fault. I was baptized like a Spaniard, with the name of every conceivable saint who might offer me protection in battle."
wLoe8 Everybody knows not to shine laser pointers in your eye. They could damage your vision! (Emphasis on could, since your eye’s blink reflex would probably protect your retina.) But what if you were an evil villain determined to make a death ray? How many laser pointers would it take to create a deadly weapon?
LkmV0 TIL Dubbed as one of the worse sales promotions in history, Hoover nearly went bankrupt after promising UK customers a flight to the USA and back if they spent £100 or more on their products. Hoover cancelled the promotion before many customers received their tickets and some even took legal action.
d89QQ TIL of “The Ghost Heart” - a human heart decellularized, leaving only the connective tissue which can be used in artificial organ and tissue regeneration.
4kZZX TIL that despite its operations having been suspended since November 1994, the United Nations Trusteeship council continues to exist on paper, and a president and vice president of the council still being appointed, the only duty of whom is to occasionally meet with the leaders of other UN agencies.