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TIL Cannibalism is legal in the Netherlands

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OGBr6 TIL Perfect squares cannot end in 2, 3, 7, or 8
axOM TIL that When the dominant male in a troop of gorillas dies or is killed, then the troop will go their separate ways and find new groups to be a part of. However, if a younger male challenges the leader and wins then he becomes the new leader and the troop stays intact.
Lkaap TIL that the oldest Olympian ever was Oscar Swahn of Sweden, who won the gold medal in shooting at the 1912 Olympics at the age of 65.
Wkrr4 TIL that at the end of the Cuban revolution, Fidel Castro was interviewed on the Ed Sullivan show. Ed called them "a wonderful group of revolutionary youngsters"
epkWE TIL, that the usage of snake as a symbol of medicine is associated with Asclepios, the Greek God of medicine and possessed benevolent healing properties.