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TIL that North American Beavers cannot breed with European Beavers, and that the result of more than 27 attempts was a single stillborn kit.

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1aY8O TIL that Saparmurat Niyazov, the former President of Turkmenistan made a number of bizarre Decrees and Laws, including abolishing the native language word for bread and replacing it with his mother's name, banning opera & ballet and banishing dogs from the capital city because of their odor.
JYWgQ TIL that the Empire State Building was constructed so rapidly (1 year and 45 days) that the steel arrived warm to the touch from Carnegie Pennsylvania.
de5Q TIL that the Nation of Islam is linked to Scientology, they encourage the use of Dianetics and even have auditors
YpmBA TIL that there are more fried chicken restaurants just in South Korea (50,000 as of 2018) than there are McDonald's worldwide (37,855 as of 2018).
VM9xB TIL during the filming of "The Passion of the Christ", the actor portraying Jesus endured accidental lashings, a dislocated shoulder, a lung infection, pneumonia, and was even struck by lightning.