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TIL Conan, a military dog who took part in the raid on Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was named after Conan O'Brien. He chased after Baghdadi before Baghdadi detonated his suicide vest.

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8A0V TIL in the Harry Potter universe, Hogwarts is located in Scotland, not England.
pYa94 TIL: Mockingbirds can remember people who have threatened them and even start dive-bombing them if they see the person again. This finding is the first published account of wild animals in their natural setting recognizing individuals of another species.
m1vEo TIL that George Washington was a flexitarian, who ate a diet largely of “a vegitable and milk diet", with a minimum of red meat, and who tried to made sure his army got vegetables to eat
9YwK7 Orcas hunt great white sharks —yes, great white sharks— for their livers.
Wr4Y TIL of “double-hit" cases in China, where drivers who hit pedestrians will intentionally run over them again until they are killed in order to avoid paying for their lifetime medical bills.