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TIL a group of panda is called an Embarrassment.

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N7w1M TIL in 1971, a mother reported to Houston police a Plymouth GTX, a vehicle her missing son was last seen in. She provided the license plate. No one looked into it. It belonged to Dean Corll, and his killing spree lasted 2 more years.
Lk0QV TIL First Lady Edith Wilson was a direct descendant of Pocahontas, helped run the presidency after her husband's stroke, and attended JFK's inauguration at age 88
GApY1 TIL that Héctor Castro, an Uruguayan footballer, won the 1930 World Cup with an amputated right forearm. He accidentally amputated his right forearm while using an electric saw aged 13.
N7wXP TIL whilst boarding a plane, an elderly passenger threw coins into one of the engines to ensure “good luck”. Plane mechanics later found nine coins at the site, including one inside the engine. The flight ended up taking off more than 5 hours late.
yVvBM TIL about Tim Friede, the Venom Man. Tim flatlined from two back to back cobra bites in 2001. He was revived and decided to become immune to snake venom in hope of creating a universal antivenom. He has taken 200+ fang bites and 500+ needle injections from lethal cobras, mambas, kraits and taipans.