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TIL An unusual friendship between a Female Grey Wolf and a Male Brown Bear was spotted every night for 10 days straight, spending several hours together between 8pm to 4am. They would even share food together.

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QJKKe TIL In 1937 in The Soviet Union, Stalin's name was mentioned at a Meeting. Everyone Rushed to Ovation and Began Clapping. However, Nobody dared to be the 1st to Stop Clapping. The Ovation Lasted 11 Minutes. The Factory Director became too Tired and stopped. He was Sentenced 10 years in Gulag.
rRNJ1 TIL That the US Treasury planned to replace Alexander Hamilton's face on the $10 bill with a notable woman from US history, but decided to instead change Jackson's face on the $20 bill, almost entirely due to the popularity of "Hamilton"
W7goY TIL there is a Girl Scout Badge called "The Wonders of Polymer" badge supported by the Society of Plastics Engineers. The provided video asset claims, "Some people think they're doing a good thing by advocating for a plastics free world, but that's not really possible."
7rWZr TIL: WWII - In 1944, the American military attaché in Bern warned the Swiss foreign minister, Marcel Pilet-Golaz, that the mistreatment inflicted on US aviators could lead to “navigation errors” during bombing raids over Germany.
ppGN TIL: One of the first signs of a blood type mismatch in a transfusion is ‘a feeling of impending doom.’