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TIL that as far as the Catholic Church is concerned, beavers are fish.

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VMdj4 TIL about the TKS Tankette. This WWII era tank was about the size and weight of a large pickup truck. The Polish Army reported heavy casualties due to its size and poor armor.
VpRB TIL A high schooler was pranked for 3 years which involved a paid plane ride, a mystery/scavenger hunt, time traveling, and a surprise lead role in another high school’s musical based on his adventures. He documented everything in pictures and video.
v1Jj TIL that The Room’s popularity as one of the best bad movies of all time can be traced back to a single critic, who after attending a screening in an empty theater, called all his friends, encouraging them to come to the theater and join him in mocking the film for its next showing
KYk4E TIL that in 2016, MIT scientists engineered spinach plants with nanotech so that when their roots detected explosive chemicals in the soil, the plants could literally send an email alert to researchers
xVpmw TIL In Denmark if you are unmarried on your 25th birthday friends play a prank by blasting one with cinnamon. On your 30th birthday the cinnamon gets upgraded to pepper. Danes sometimes add eggs to the mix because it “helps with adhesion.”