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TIL polar bears aren’t white. But Each hair is a clear hollow tube, which makes them look white

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BrDmk TIL that a Congolese plane crashed after the crocodile it carried onboard escaped, causing the passengers to rush to front of the plane and thus losing the balance.
wLL58 Til of Henry Darger- The Chicago janitor and author of a 15,145-page fantasy epic titled "In the Realms of the Unreal"; complete with over 300 accompanying watercolor illustrations filled with nude children.
x6Ork TIL China only has one time zone
e0VlL TIL that in 1895 a white man in Louisiana was lynched by a white crowd for an attempt to lynch a black woman
JYwGQ TIL of the killing of Joey Stompanato who was a bodyguard and mafia enforcer for Mickey Cohen. He dated actress Lana Turner who he physically abused. On April 4th, 1958 after threatening the life of Turner, her mother, and daughter he was stabbed to death by Turner's 14 year old daughter.