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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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JXyj TIL a fur trapper named Ben Cochrum was attacked by wolves in 1922. After shooting seven wolves and beating four to death with his gun, the stock broke and he succumbed to being “torn to shreds”. His body was found surrounded by the remains of the 11 wolves he had killed fighting for his life.
9dNG TIL that ending a sentence with a preposition isn’t wrong in English
XgOX TIL ‘old person smell’ is actually caused by the chemical 2-nonenal. Older people secrete this chemical through their skin at a much higher rate than younger people.
P15pG TIL a pizzeria owner discovered DoorDash was conducting a "demand test" and had a lower price for his pizza even though he had not asked for the pizzeria to be on the app. The owner ordered 10 pizzas on the app, paid $160, and had them delivered to a friend. DoorDash paid the restaurant $240.
ADbw TIL the 1982 World’s Fair in Knoxville turned a profit of only $57