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TIL there once existed a giant frog named Beezelbufo, or Devil Frog that was the size of a beach ball.

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b9bga TIL that snakes can detect earthquakes up to 5 days before one happens.
69VAW TIL about Birendra Mazumdar. He was a little-known Indian-British hero of the infamous Colditz Castle POW prison during World War II, who defied the Nazis. He was shunned and treated terribly by the British, facing racism and accusations of theft, corruption and treason when he escaped.
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