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TIL of Razzle Dazzle. A carnival game that is designed to make the player believe he is ALMOST winning. But mathematically it actually is near impossible to win despite being very very few points from winning.

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gM54A TIL of Gus the Central Park Zoo Polar Bear (1985-2013). Reporters dubbed him "neurotic", "depressed", "flaky", and "bipolar" turning him into a "symbol of the stress of living in New York City". As part of his therapy and treatment, Gus was the first zoo animal in history to be treated with Prozac.
6vml TIL The longer the finger, the faster its nail will grow. For the same reason, fingernails grow about three times faster than toenails
4Vgb TIL: Facial hair is as strong as copper wire of equal diameter.
P1gRL TIL beryllium used to be called glucinium since French chemists noticed it tasted sweet
R7LM4 TIL of the Sewee, a Native American tribe who in 1670 decided to build a navy and sail en masse to England. Their canoes were swamped and survivors sold to slavery in the West Indies, wiping out the tribe.