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TIL Hitler’s Private Train Was Named ‘Amerika’

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4JNR TIL that Cambridge University conducted a test in which pigs were shown a mirror and encouraged to retrieve objects reflected in the mirror. The test results suggest that pigs can differentiate between reality and the reflected image, thus demonstrating a high level of cognitive awareness.
Z8WrY TIL of Santimamiñe Cave located in province of Biscay, Spain.It was discovered in 1916. Inside there's mural paintings of bison, ibex & bear from Mesolithic era. It was designated as World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2008.
6EpQY TIL that the Rainbow Shark isn't rainbow at all, and are usually a darker shade of black with red tips on it's fins. Furthermore, it's not even a shark, but a minnow with the appearance of a shark, thanks to it's dorsal fin.
Y6Zx TIL During World War II, prisoners of war in Canada were treated so nicely that they didn’t want to leave Canada when they were released.
GdA7 TIL A Vancouver police officer pretended to be disabled and brain-injured from a motorcycle accident and borrowed a wheelchair to work undercover in an impoverished neighborhood. He waited for someone to assault or rob him but instead people approached him by donating food and spare change