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TIL that the Chippewa believed a weasel could kill the dreaded wendigo by rushing up its anus.

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dB7B TIL that “one moment” is actually a medieval unit of time representing ~90 seconds
Wkge9 TIL that people in the final stages of hypothermia end up trying to enter small, enclosed spaces. This is called terminal burrowing, and is believed by researchers to be an autonomous process, controlled by the brain stem.
D199J TIL of Herman Lehmann, who, at age 11, was captured as a child by Native Americans. He lived first among the Apache and then the Comanche but eventually returned to his family later in life. He wrote an autobiography, “Nine Years Among the Indians,” about the experience.
7rAnZ TIL In 1968, King Friday from Mr. Rogers Neighborhood wanted to build a wall to keep change out.
woOGW TIL that Che Guevara was Argentinian