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TIL A polar bear swam continuously for 687 km (426 miles) straight in search of sea ice.

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b6nB0 TIL that the meat of the Greenland shark is very toxic. If eaten without being treated, the effects on the body are very similar to drunkenness.
v1Qr7 TIL that after Italian football club Lazio won the Italian Super Cup in Saudi Arabia, they were stopped at the Riyadh airport, and the captain was forced to take the trophy with him through the metal detector
W7pE9 TIL the will of Charles Vance Millar promised a substantial part of his estate to the woman who had the most children within 10 years of his death in 1926. The ensuing 'Great Stork Derby' sparked a competition among Toronto women, eventually settled by the Supreme Court.
WkRRd TIL about Baba Anujka, a serial killer from Serbia who is believed to have killed as many as 150 people using poison in the 19th and 20th century
0nXM TIL there was a Russian guy who would dig up young girls’ graves, mummify bodies, and dress them up at his home. His parents thought they were just plain dolls.