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TIL The Dutch killed and ate their prime minister in 1672
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TIL of John ‘Grizzly’ Adams, who died after a wound he incurred from fighting his one of his pet grizzlies left his brain tissue exposed. A monkey subsequently bit into the wound, leading to meningitis, and ultimately his death.
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TIL that in the classic 1938 Errol Flynn film “The Adventures of Robin Hood,” the producers wanted a realistic ‘look’ when people were killed by arrows. Instead of SFX or editing tricks, they just hired an expert archer to shoot extras wearing padding. Extras were paid $150 each time they were shot.
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TIL catnip is 10 times more effective at repelling mosquitoes than DEET, the compound used in most insect repellents.
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TIL- You can get a "Christmas Tree Permit" for White Mountain National Forest in New Hampshire to Clark Griswold your own perfect tree
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TIL a bunch of Mexican VW car dealership owners sent a Volkswagen Beetle to Pope John Paul II