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TIL that a stingray in an aquarium has either cloned herself or has been impregnated by a shark

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7rOOM TIL about Kongō Gumi Co., Ltd. (株式会社金剛組), a family-owned Japanese construction company which has been in business since 578 AD.
QJBbk TIL about Axel Wenner-Gren, a Swedish multimillionaire who established a private island residence in the Caribbean. Rumors during WWII suggested he was giving safe harbor to German U-boats and he was investigated by British intelligence. It is believed Ian Fleming partially based Dr No on him.
KYOga TIL that the caterpillar forms of Bag Moths (aka Bagworm Moths use their silk to tie sticks into portable "log cabins" that they live inside of until they become moths
eDP6 TIL in 1355 in Oxford, England a dispute between two students and a Pub Landlord over the quality of their pints resulted in a two day riot, which left 63 scholars and 30 locals dead.
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