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TIL Washington Redskins' owner Dan Snyder once cut down trees along the Potomac River so that he could see it from his house. The trees were located in a national park, and a ranger who raised concern about the issue was raided by US Marshals.....

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0we0N TIL Gary Larson received some backlash for 'The Far Side' comic which has a female gorilla finding a hair on a male and asking, 'Conducting some research with that Jane Goodall tramp?' A rep from the Jane Goodall Institute complained, but Goodall herself later said she thought the comic was funny
LkwZm TIL Beelzebufo ampinga was the biggest frog to have ever lived with a length of 19 cm and weight of 4.5 Kg. It had a short, wide head that was almost all mouth-a maw fitted with small, plate-like teeth, massive spikes protruding from its skull and armored plates embedded in the skin of its back
YA4P TIL that Mario Andretti once refused to drive a racing car when he discovered that the Church of Scientology was one of its sponsors.
J0BV TIL - Handshakes were originally meant to make sure that the person you were meeting wasn’t carrying a concealed weapon. The hand clasp proved that your hand was empty and shaking was meant to dislodge any weapons hiding up the sleeve.
W7k79 TIL: the Pringles mascot was only known as 'Mr. P', in 2006 as a hoax, someone added the name 'Julius', which was subsequently picked up by other news outlets. By 2013 Kelloggs had formally acknowledged the name as Julius Pringles.