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TIL that Wild European hamsters in Vienna, Austria have learned to survive harsh winters by feasting on the oily, protein-filled candles left by mourners in gravesites.

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6EYjw TIL that big cats like tigers and cheetahs are attracted to Calvin Klein's Obsession. The Banham Zoo has requested people to drop off their perfumes due to low supplies. The fragrance has also been used in India in 2018 to catch a reported man-eating tiger.
PYNXG TIL Apple's first CEO was named Michael Scott
YEVP TIL the televangelist Joel Osteen, preacher at the world’s largest protestant church, is worth an estimated $56 million and owns a home worth over $10 million.
wLwl8 TIL that the Finnish in WWII had a battle cry (Tulta Munille!) Which translates to ‘Fire at their balls!’
ADyad TIL 110 years ago Dr Charles Campbell constructed 30 feet high bat roost to fight malaria. Bats that lived in the roost ate the mosquitoes and Mitchell's lake municipality was malaria-free in 4 years.