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TIL Bears do NOT snarl/growl like they do in movies tv, commercials. They are depicted snarling, lips back, wide mouth. The bears doing this are not making sound, but simply opening their mouths as a trained behaviour. The sounds are added later, and are usually other animals such as wolves or lions

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N747M TIL Snoop Dogg tried to rent the entire country of Liechtenstein for a music video shoot
rEXo TIL Malta holds the record for the longest sustained bombing attack at 154 consecutive days and nights during WWII. For their resilience, every citizen on the island was awarded Britain’s George Cross for bravery.
NvXJ TIL that humans can live unprotected in space for about 30 seconds if they don’t hold their breath.
nWaw7 TIL: In 1919, more than a decade before Nazi Germany adopted their policy against Jewish citizens, Britain introduced the 'Kipande System' in Kenya which required all native Kenyans wear a small red book around their neck as identification which contained their fingerprints and work qualifications.
K1VG TIL After the Haitian Slave revolt, France demanded the newly independent country compensate former plantation owners who had lost their ‘property’ to the tune of $21 Billion (inflation adjusted)