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TIL Squirrels can confuse crime scenes by gnawing on bones

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XBRk TIL a Japanese pilot who attacked a town in Oregon during WWII returned 20 years later to present his family’s 400-year-old sword as a symbol of regret. His daughter later said, if he had received a hostile reaction, he would’ve used the sword to perform a ritual suicide by disembowelment instead.
jNADN TIL about the Irish Elk. An extinct species of deer that weighed over 1,000lbs, and carried antlers up to 12 feet wide.
eppNg TIL that the PlayStation 2 continued to be produced until 2013, one of the longest lifespans of any video game console.
rRZA4 TIL that a female tiger in India and Nepal killed over 400 people in early 1900's
1axd4 TIL The "Jesus Nut" or "Jesus Pin" is the only component holding the rotor blades on certain helicopters. It was nicknamed during the Vietnam war because if it were to fail in flight, the rotor blades would lift off of the helicopter and the crew would have nothing else to do but pray to Jesus.