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TIL there has only been one fatal attack on a person by a Kodiak bear since 1921 and a bear injuring a person occurs about once every other year.

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6E1mX TIL a Russian Blue tomcat named "Xiaopi" needed a glucose drip after mating with five females during one night in a Chinese pet hotel. The cat's owner, Mr. Zhao, said he specifically told the hotel that Xiaopi wasn't neutered, but they let him roam freely anyway.
m1ZkO TIL There is one coal powered commercial ship still operating in the US. It's a 71 year old ship used as a car and passenger ferry across Lake Michigan in summer.
a8VKM TIL that the distinctive smells that new electronics and cars have are due to the substances that hold the dang thing together. These substances (adhesives, plasticizers, etc.) contain volatile organic compounds (VOCs). VOCs evaporate at or below room temperature and enters our nose as odor.
LkkM0 TIL Angus Young, the lead guitarist, and co-founder of AC/DC is a teetotaller!
OoXYR TIL about the Crooked Forest (Krzywy Las) in Poland, a forest of pine trees that bend sharply to the North before returning upright after 3ft of growth, thus resembling fish hooks. No exact reason has been found for their shape as yet.