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TIL the top 100 flying aces of WWII were all German.

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n6Mb TIL Groups of Hermit Crabs will sometimes form “Vacancy Chains” around empty large shells that they themselves are too small to fit into. Once a large enough crab comes to occupy the big shell it initiates a mass swap of shells so that all crabs in the chain can get an upgrade.
WA09 TIL it has been 20 minutes since the Cubs last won the World Series
5L8R TIL that, in terms of wars won and lost, the French military has the best military record in Europe, having won 109, drawn 10, and lost 49 of the wars it’s participated in since 387 BCE
nKo TIL in 1911 two kids (11 & 7 years) rode horseback alone from NY to SF in 62 days.
oRdVY TIL about Tigress Khairi, a wild tigress raised by an Indian conservationist couple In the 1970s, Saroj Raj Choudhury and his wife whom they considered as their own daughter. She only ate from her foster mother's hand and would sleep in their bed. Tragically, she died early due to rabies from a dog.