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TIL that squirrels forget where about 50% of the nuts they’ve hidden are.

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OorJ7 TIL in Cuba, picking up hitchhikers is mandatory for government vehicles, if passenger space is available.
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v15Lr TIL Napoleon's worst defeat may not have been Waterloo. In a scene worthy of Monty Python, Napoleon was forced to flee a swarm of rabbits that they were supposed to be hunting. The organizers of the hunt mistakenly purchased domesticated rabbits; the bunnies "attacked" the party expecting treats.
R5raj TIL in 1961, a cow in Cuba was killed by a satellite fragment falling out of the sky. This is the only documented satellite-crashing-to-Earth fatality
44k6 TIL Cold showers are more beneficial than hot showers.