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TIL that the first successful anal fistula surgery was performed on Louis XIV in 1686. Anal fistulas then became highly fashionable among his royal court, with people lining up to undergo the procedure whether they needed it or not, or placing bandages on their bums to pretend that they did.

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W7LYA TIL that raccoons have a territory that ranges from as little as 7 acres for females within cities to as much as 12,000 acres for males in the prairies.
e056g TIL that in 1924 in South Bend, Indiana a Chimpanzee was Arrested and Convicted for Smoking
Lk9WZ TIL Sydney Funnel Web spiders can survive falling into a backyard pool for up to 30 hours, and can still fatally bite you under water.
xeXw TIL Glen Howerton (Dennis from Its Always Sunny in Philidelphi) is fluent in Mandarin, Spanish, and Korean (and English).
KYLVQ TIL in 1985, a black bear in the mountains of Georgia became infamous for consuming a huge quantity of cocaine. A drug smuggler dropped 88lb out of a plane ($15 million worth). Later, the bear was discovered dead near the duffel bag after an overdose and is now taxidermed and on display in Kentucky