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TIL Mountain goats that attacked humans because they are addicted to the salt in human urine and sweat had to be airlifted out to a different park

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mxxMY TIL out of the 5 major nuclear powers (NPT): US, UK, France, Russia and China, only China has pledged a 'No First Use' policy whereas the other four have agreed to reserve the right to use nuclear first-strikes as defensive deterrents.
mxpgy TIL that 65-85% of blue eyed white cats are born deaf. Congenital sensorineural deafness is most common in pure white cats and can occur regardless of eye colour, but has a much higher chance in those with blue eyes.
RnE9 TIL that over 1 million white slaves were taken from Europe by Africans. Most were worked to death.
Me6jm TIL 'Tarantula' is derived from the name of the Italian town Taranto, home of the dance called the tarentella. During the Middle Ages the tarentella was thought to be the way to cure the bite of a particular spider. The symptoms included exhibitionism, melancholia and delirium.
neQ6r TIL: Fanagalo is a language derived from Zulu, English, and Afrikaans. It has no native speakers and was developed for use in the mining industry of South Africa.