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TIL two weeks after JFK's Eternal Flame was lit, it was extinguished accidentally by a group of Catholic schoolkids trying to sprinkle holy water.

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M7R5A TIL about the least weasel, the smallest member of the genus Mustela. Relative to body size, the weasel has a stronger bite force than a lion, tiger, hyena, or even a bear. Though it happens rarely, least weasels are capable of killing prey far larger than themselves.
wLa6P TIL dolphins sleep with one eye open. Because they have to periodically go up for air and also be aware of predators, they are able to rest only half of their brain at a time and stay always somewhat conscious.
lo7NV TIL: "Braces for your eyes" exist. Corrective nighttime contact lenses so no contacts are worn during the day.
QNrld TIL opossums and possums are two different types of animals, hence not interchangeable names
Meknm TIL There are 150 million mammoths buried in frozen Siberian tundra. Trading in mammoth ivory is legal but elephant ivory is not, leading to poaching of mammoth tusk ivory. Hence, laws are being planned to include mammoth under protected species despite being extinct for 4000 years.