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TIL that polar bears are also ranged hunters and will throw rocks and chunks of ice at walruses to stun or even kill them outright

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vgjr TIL: USA Has Been At War 223 Out of 240 Years – Since 1776 i.e. USA has been at peace for in total 17 years since it’s birth.
v9BR TIL an American group from Harvard set out to observe the solar eclipse of Oct 27, 1780, with the Revolutionary War in full swing. Though the Brits granted them safe passage (sought in the name of science) into what was enemy territory, they still failed to witness totality due to miscalculations.
5YKvQ TIL Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS) is often added to toothpaste to make it foam better. I can increase the rate of mouth ulcers by almost a third to those susceptible.
Lk55d TIL that Chicken wings used to be considered junk meat parts, and were tossed out. Then, in 1964, a restaurant in Buffalo, NY decided to cook and serve them. Today there is a shortage of chicken wings worldwide, which has caused prices to go up.
P98G TIL in 1938 A Jewish man Joined the German army, and had his picture used in Nazi propaganda with the description “The Ideal German Soldier”