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TIL taxidermists can preserve an animal with its own brain matter through a process called "brain tanning," and an animal has enough brain matter to preserve its entire body.

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LkyBm TIL of Sheldon Yellen, the CEO of Belfor Holdings, Inc. He writes 9,200 employee birthday cards a year and explains the value of gratitude.
rNRky TIL in 2006, William Shatner sold a kidney stone for $25,000 to an online casino. Shatner then donated all the proceeds to charity.
VBnRk TIL Captain Kirk never even said the phrase "Beam me up, Scotty"
gr7J4 TIL about Problembär or problem bear in Bavaria, Germany a single bear called Bruno. Shot dead in 2006 because of his preference for sheep and chickens, he was the first bear on Bavarian Soil in 170 years. Italy later declared Bruno to be Italian state property and demanded his return.
WkANo TIL a single little brown bat can eat up to 1,200 mosquitoes an hour.