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TIL about Parabeavers. During beaver relocation it was found that air dropping them in a special box was the best way to lower mortality during relocation

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AYww TIL in 1988 William C. Rogers III, the captain of the USS Vincennes, shot down a civilian airliner after mistaking it for an Iranian Air Force Tomcat. 290 people died. He later got the Legion of Merit for his “outstanding service”
Mewp7 TIL there was a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle rock band that toured as a stage show with an album of original songs and performers in animatronic heads, brought to you by Pizza Hut. The "band" appeared on the Oprah Winfrey show along with April O'neill to promote the 'Coming Out of Their Shells' tour
J1mMQ TIL On top of being a sponsor and collector of fine art, King Ferrante of Naples also had a private "black museum", a collection of his dead enemies, mummified and dressed in the clothes they wore during lifetime. He would give his guests a tour of the black museum, likely as an intimidation tactic
oaVR TIL that there is an ongoing project to build a 40-story tall, 3D-printed globe big enough to feature every manmade and natural feature larger than 30 ft. on the surface of the model.
O9VX TIL that upon release of the famous YMCA song by Village People, the actual YMCA threatened to sue the band. The organization ultimately dropped the lawsuit when it noticed that membership significantly increased in the wake of the song’s popularity.