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TIL A wolverine once killed a polar bear in a zoo by latching onto its throat and suffocating it to death

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RMw8 TIL when asked by a kidnapper to get out of the car, Princess Anne replied “Not bloody likely!”, before diving out of the far side.
Z8Yr4 TIL: In 2009, a researcher received a grant to explore novel materials for applications in electronics. When he tried heating the oxides of manganese, yttrium and indium at 2,000 °F, he inadvertently found the bluest blue pigment to date.
Jork TIL that snakes kill 50,000 people per Year compared to only 10-25 that sharks do.
69o9J TIL that in Korea there is 'secret condom' campaign that disguises itself (as condiments, tea, instant coffee, hot chocolate, etc.) to encourage young people to buy and use condoms due to rising HIV-AIDS rates, and low percent of young people using protection during sex due to social stigma.
9w0ZM TIL during the negotiations to end the Spanish-American War, Spain originally rejected the US demand for the whole of the Philippines and wanted to cede only Mindanao or the Sulu Islands. US negotiators responded by proposing to pay $20 million for the whole of the Philippines, which Spain accepted.