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TIL: A scientist was once lowered in a harness from a helicopter to explore an undiscovered island only to have a polar bear swat at him

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rNWOx TIL To ensure the survival of a small group of U.S. servicemen stationed on Alaska's remote St. Matthew Island during World War II, the Coast Guard released 29 reindeer to the island. After the war the reindeer population exploded to more than 600 by 1963. By 1964 they were all gone.
Rwpw TIL Americans are over-diagnosed and over-treated for depression, according to a study conducted at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School
Eg59o TIL: about the Treaty of Versailles, signed in 1919. It officially ended World War I and imposed heavy reparations and territorial losses on Germany, reshaping Europe’s political landscape and setting the stage for future conflicts
b91nZ TIL that the first internal combustion engine was designed in 1661, and would use gunpowder to drive the pistons!
XEnB8 TIL MLB planned to fold the Montreal Expos and Minnesota Twins in 2001. When the Twins had to honor the end of its lease at the Metrodome, MLB kept both squads to maintain an even number of teams. Unluckily for the Expos, they had sold most of their prospects, and moved to Washington, D.C. in 2005.