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TIL an Inuit man escaped a Canadian settlement by defecating in his hand and forming a knife then killing a dog and using its rib cage as a dog sled.

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vPGl4 TIL There is an unwritten rule of the use of adjectives which native English speakers follow, but don't realize it: “Adjectives in English absolutely have to be written in this order: opinion-size-age-shape-colour-origin-material-purpose Noun.”
6Em87 TIL that, in WWII, twelve cargo ships just broke in half without warning, including three Liberty ships.
Z8nnp TIL prehistoric evidence of burial has been found in both Homo heidelbergensis and Homo neanderthalensis, suggesting that the evolutionary roots of spirituality and belief in the afterlife pre-date modern humans. The earliest evidence of human burial has been dated to 100,000 years ago.
EeR0 TIL the Samson Option - If Israel’s existence as a state is ever threatened militarily, they plan to take the whole world with them.
P194L TIL a member of the Brooklyn Dodgers drank a lot of whiskey and wanted a turn flying the Canadian plane he was aboard. He argued with the pilot and a fight happened. He died from being hit over the head with a fire extinguisher