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TIL The new year was celebrated on April 1 . In France it became known as Fish Day . A day to play practical jokes .

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dPnQ TIL a dutch man named Jan de Doot, in 1651, removed his own bladder stone with a kitchen knife. He pulled it out through an incision he made in his perineum. It was the size of an egg and weighed a quarter of a pound. He lived for years after, and had the stone plated in gold.
grEL9 TIL that Yosemite Sam and the Little Man (from Pink Panther) are both based on the same person.
x66w1 TIL polar bears have transparent hollow fur and black skin
nZL7 TIL Years after Tiger Stadium was demolished in Detroit, a group of fans came together and maintained the playing field. To this day, they still cut the grass and fertilize the field at their own expense. They now have little league games where the Detroit Tigers played for more than 100 years.
Y7Lad TIL that avocados evolved to be eaten by animals that have since gone extinct. Parts of the avocado are toxic to dogs, cats, cattle, goats, rabbits, horses, rodents, birds, and more.