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TIL Unlike most religions, the Druze do not allow outsiders to convert to their faith.

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NjOM TIL that during WW2, a bear named Wojtek was officially enlisted into the Polish Army, was trained to salute, and enjoyed drinking beer and smoking cigarettes. He is considered to be a hero of the war, and lives on emblazoned on the emblem of the Polish Army’s 22nd Transport Company.
JYbbl TIL frozen helium is a solid that behaves like a superfluid
WkQBN TIL That the reason beans actually give you gas is because of a sugar found in beans called oligosaccharide that the body cannot fully break down. When these sugars move into the small intestine, they produce excess gas.
VGGQ TIL The oldest house in the UK is nearly 6000 years old and has stone furniture that is still intact today.
4XEVg TIL Meghan Smith is the person with the most uncredited movie/series appearances on the planet. She is the woman whose portrait is printed on a newspaper prop used regularly over the past 60 years