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TIL Babies were born without bones in the Marshall Islands following the testing of nuclear bombs by the United States in the 1950's

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LkWKZ TIL the name Bran (e.g. Bran Stark from GoT) means "Raven" in Welsh. "Ravens were revered in the Celtic world as they were thought to be messengers between the mortal world and the world of the spirits or Otherworld."
Oo6AL TIL there are no mosquitoes in Iceland
5YGer TIL That the Japanese made a milk based Beer called Bilk. Unfortunately, it is no longer brewed.
PY4We TIL that the WW2 weapon the Bazooka was referred to as such because of its resemblance to the instrument played by 1930s Comedian Bob Burns.
R7O41 TIL: Pooping can be a very dangerous activity for sloths. By some estimates up to half of sloth deaths are caused by taking poops on the forest floor.