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TIL Vikings raided in Iran in the 9th and 10th century via the Caspian Sea

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oZYY TIL That the US Navy trialled a form of active camouflage called Yehudi lights on torpedo bombers during WWII
kxbg TIL, when male lions take over a pride, they almost always kill the cubs. One reason is because female lions will not be receptive to mating while they are nursing, so killing the cubs enables the male lions to procreate.
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p87lb TIL in 1913 and 1914, it was legal in the U.S. to mail children under 50 pounds.
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