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TIL Skunk, an odor based crowd control weapon, didn't work on Indians because they were used to bad smells

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X04QX TIL that hotels must implement a limited menu, or ‘meal caps’, when hosting events for pharmaceutical companies so that doctors don’t get wined and dined with expensive food
WkaLX TIL Killer Whales are actually dolphins. They were called Whale Killers by Spanish fishermen but were mistranslated as Killer Whales in English
oB0o7 TIL that Carrie B. Shelton was the Woman Who Became Governor 11 Years Before Women's Suffrage
NXkM6 TIL that from 1264 to 1827, anyone who received a Master of Arts degree from Oxford had to swear that they would never forgive Henry Symeonis. By 1608, no one knew who he was or what he had done.
NXrRP TIL Notre Dame Cathedral's landmark spire, being restored after the fire 4 years ago, new, 60' tall "heart of the spire", is made from centuries old oak trees.