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TIL A group of Baboons in Saudi Arabia have been caught kidnapping puppies from tourists and raising them as pets, for them to steal food to the group when they grow up.

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gMn7A TIL The original word for 'bear' has been lost. People in middle ages were superstitious and thought saying the animal's name would summon it. They called it 'bear' which means 'the brown one' to avoid saying its actual name.
OoPRg TIL Zac Efron's first TV role was on Firefly playing a young Simon Tam in a flashback.
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