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TIL the New Holland mouse is a non-marsupial mammal native to Australia. After it was first described by Europeans, it wasn't seen again for over 100 years

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R5kL7 TIL the lyrics "tossed salads and scrambled eggs" from the Frasier end credits song are meant to be references to the people who call into his radio show being "mixed up"
9Y0XB TIL: The US recognizes the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh as part of Azerbaijan, an international consensus. However, 10 individual US states passed bills "recognizing" the territory's claim to independence, but also 2 US states officially recognize the territory as Azerbaijani territory.
E6pp TIL the official Twitter account of Sweden is controlled by a different citizen each week.
x6Ogg TIL in 1989, when Universal Studios found out that the Disney Co was suing 3 Florida daycares over using 5 foot tall likenesses of their trademarked characters illegally, they stepped in and offered the daycares permission to use their characters like Scooby-Doo, Flintstones, and Yogi Bear for free.
8avlV TIL the only non-military dog to be awarded the Dickin Medal for bravery, was a collie named Sheila. In 1944 she tracked down 4 injured US airmen on a mountain during a blizzard, after their B-17 crashed. She led locals to their location, who evacuated them before the bombs detonated shorty after.