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TIL The upside-down cross is actually the sign of St. Peter and thus, The Pope.

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XEaQE TIL that, after an attack by a predator, the surviving prairie dogs do a celebratory dance.
neler TIL Tom Petty wrote the song "I Wont Back Down" after an arsonist burned down his house and he escaped with just the clothes on his back.
rRBj0 TIL The least weasel, at 5" long, is the smallest true carnivore on Earth, but also one of the most fierce. They horde up to 50 carcasses in their burrows. This ensures a stockpile of food. Due to its small size and fierce nature, it plays an important part in mythology and legend.
LkOEr TIL Star Wars composer John William's son is the lead singer for the rock group Toto
MeOvm TIL of Harlon Block, a marine who raised the flag on Iwo Jima but then died soon after. He was misidentified in the famous picture for 2 years but his mother knew it was him. Looking at the photo she exclaimed “I’ve changed so many diapers on that boy’s butt, I know it’s my boy"