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TIL The popularity of the book Rascal (1963) and subsequent anime entitled Araiguma Rasukaru was inordinately responsible for the accidental introduction of the raccoon into Japan.

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rR1pw TIL Kelsey Grammer's father and sister were murdered, and his two half brothers were eaten by sharks
R7mXQ TIL that a painting by Rembrandt, one of the greatest Dutch artists in history, was stolen in 1990 and has never been found. The painting depicts one of Jesus Christ’s miracles where He calmed the storm when it threatened to drown Him and His disciples while they were on a ship
Wk4vB TIL that in 1995 NASA updated an original study by Peter N Witt on the effects of various drugs on spiders and found similar results.
PvjV TIL the US government poisoned industrial alcohol during Prohibition, leading to the deaths of around 10,000 people.
BVrD TIL Arnold Schwarzenegger went AWOL from the military to compete in (and win) his first bodybuilding competition. His superiors, after reprimanding him, allotted him extra food and built him a gym, including a portable gym inside a tank, so he could train even when deployed. [12:23]