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TIL the differences between an alligator and crocodile. Crocodile is tan in color while the alligator is black in color. Crocodiles are typically more aggressive than the alligator. Crocodiles live in saltwater while alligators live in fresh waters

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Y7D5r TIL that the 1994 film “The Mask,” was based on a much more violent comic book. The protagonist, Stanley Ipkiss, goes on a revenge spree, murders a number of cops, and is eventually shot in the back and killed by his girlfriend, Kathy, who sees the Mask for what it is, and plans to destroy it.
1pmV TIL: Whiskey with an “e” comes from Ireland whilst Whisky without an “e” come from Scotland and Canada.
woADY TIL about "Armsünderfett" (German: fat or grease from "poor sinners" put to death). Many executioners recovered the fat from the bodies of their executant, to be used in ointments for various diseases.
ANM87 TIL: While the South Pole lies on a continental land mass, the North Pole is located in the middle of the Arctic Ocean amid waters that are almost permanently covered with constantly shifting sea ice.
VpZ0 TIL as well as the “see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil” monkeys, there is a fourth monkey called “do no evil”. he is covering his genitals.