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TIL Germans and Russians in World War I had a temporary winter ceasefire to hunt hundreds of wolves that viciously attacked the soldiers

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wLE9o TIL: The US women's national soccer team has never finished worse than 3rd place in the history of the Women's World Cup
4X0Zb TIL that in 1904 an elephant named Alice escaped from Coney Island and was found by startled fishermen near Staten Island, a six-mile swim away
yQZ6J TIL Dragonflies are the most successful hunter on Earth, catching 95% of their prey.
X0Q0k TIL that in 2018, the Japanese minister Yoshitaka Sakurada admitted that he had never used a computer in his life... even though he was in charge of the country's cybersecurity at the time.
R7Yv4 TIL "Alcohol" is derived from Arabic "Al-kuhl". A Kuhl or Kohl is a powder used as eyeliner.