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TIL Disney perpetuated the myth that lemmings commit suicide by importing lemmings, throwing them into a river, and letting them drown.

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N70MM TIL that when the first trains came out, their terrifying speed of twenty miles an hour made people think they would suffocate or even have Women's Uteruses fly out.
kneB TIL in 2008, the Chilean 50 peso was misspelled as “CHIIE” instead of “CHILE,” with a second “I” in place of the “L". When the error was brought to light in 2009, Gregorio Iniguez, the director of the Chile Mint, and others were fired from their jobs.
dxZQ TIL that the (rare) offspring of a donkey and a zebra is called a “zonkey.” One was born “in an act of love” in Florence a few months ago.
WJo9 TIL Japan has 67 flavors of Fanta, including ‘The Mystery Fruit’, 'Genius Energy’ and 'Hip Hop’ flavor.
mW5R TIL that it took an average of 52,000 bullets to make a single kill by regular infantry units during the Vietnam War.