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TIL there is a polar bear jail in northern Manitoba, Canada where polar bears are kept isolated until they can be relocated for the safety of the residents of the town of Churchill.

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m1p4o TIL of the liver shot in combat sports. This is a. shot to the right side of the ribcage and is excruciatingly painful and can incapacitate a person instantly. The punch shocks the liver causing the victim to lose focus and drive and often results in TKOs in combat sports.
e1R5 TIL of the 1982 Swedish Hot Line Riot - teens in Sweden hacked the land line system to create a massive party line unbeknownst to adults or hte phone company. Over 1,000 14-18 year olds then decided to meet at one location with no plans. A riot ensued.
PYXEg TIL that the last weekend of Saturday morning cartoons in America was aired on October 4th, 2014. The CW aired its last segment of "The Vortexx" and replaced it with a 5-hour block of educational programming called "One Magnificent Morning"
awXVb TIL, Captain EO was a short film produced for one of the 1st 4D rides. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola, written by George Lucas, scored by James Horner and starred Michael Jackson. It was the most expensive film ever produced on a per-minute basis, averaging out at $1.76 million per minute
Brg7r TIL that at the funeral of General Lamarque, which plays a central role in Victor Hugo’s Les Miserables and was the catalyst of the unsuccessful 1832 June Rebellion, the Marquis de Lafayette was actually a pallbearer and even tried to talk the crowd down before it got out of hand.