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TIL Tuna Fish create so much heat while fighting being caught that they can cook themselves alive

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7rgYp TIL that builders of Japan's Nijō castle created squeaky floors to prevent ninja assassins from sneaking in. The floors were designed so that just the lightest step produced a clearly audible sound, warning guards that danger is approaching and forcing a ninja to abandon his plots for the night.
GY014 TIL it’s illegal to force American Students to say the Pledge of Allegiance
Eg8Pd TIL that Adolf Hitler was prescribed with different medications for his flatulence, including one made with extract from human excrement.
mAmR TIL From 1956 to 1996 the Mormon Church operated a program where Native American kids would be baptized and placed in Mormon foster homes, thinking it would “lighten” them. It was based on the Mormon belief that Native Americans were originally white until God punished them by making them darker.
j64Dn TIL that Al Capone's long lost older brother was a prohibition lawman in the Dakotas. The brothers lost contact for decades until reuniting later in Al's life.