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Zpy7D TIL about Castoreum, a Secretion from Glands near the Anus of Beavers that has been used in Perfumes and Food to Mimic Vanilla
WRw4 TIL After Pope Gregory IX associated cats with devil worship, cats throughout Europe were exterminated in droves. This sudden lack of cats led to an increase in rat infestation which in turn increased the spread of disease, the most devastating being the Bubonic Plague.
d8L68 TIL that tiddlywinks is a real game with national and international associations and there have been multiple World Singles championships.
b9kMp TIL That the famous deaf-blind writer Hellen Keller received a gift from a Japanese police officer who gave her an Akita dog named Kamikaze-Go as a present. After the dog's death Japan’s government gifted another Akita, making her the first person to bring the dog breed to the U.S. In 1948
pPkZ TIL during World War II, a U.S. soldier was ambushed by 5 Japanese tanks. He single-handedly destroyed all 5 and was eventually awarded the Medal of Honor.