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TIL about “sheep dipping,” a practice known in intelligence circles where a member of the Army is “officially discharged from service” as a part of their covert cover, while in secret, are still eligible for rank promotions and military benefits.

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xV1w1 TIL that when underdog Iceland reached the quarter-final of the 2016 Euro Cup, 10% of Iceland’s population traveled to France for the game. The coach was also a dentist.
8XVX TIL Ballooning is a behavior in which spiders use their silk to lift themselves up in the air, using the wind to move between locations. Some spiders can move for up to 25 days or longer while traveling high up into the upper atmosphere.
XrR TIL that your vagina can fall out. Or, ‘it can turn inside out just like a worn out sweat sock and hang between your legs as you get older’ to be precise.
4Xo4R TIL in WW1, glow worms were gathered and used in lamps to light the trenches. Also, due to their extreme ability to detect particles in the air, slugs were used to detect gas attacks. If the slugs closed their breathing spires and contracted, troops would know to put on their gas masks
X0OOD TIL : Xylitol, a common sweetener added to many foods, gums and toothpastes is extremely toxic to dogs, causing a rapid release of insulin, seizures and eventually liver failure.