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TIL In July ‘20, ten days before it’s release, LEGO cancelled their upcoming officially licensed Lego Technic V-22 Boeing Osprey model aircraft due to the their long-standing policy not to feature real military vehicles

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5VYb9 TIL about birds anting themselves. Many bird species purposely get bitten by ants, which releases a venom that kills parasites on the bird’s feathers.
KONZQ Today I learned Stalins left arm was slightly crippled and shorter than the right, due to an injury sustained when he was 12.
KODRa TIL in 1964, when Bob Dylan first met The Beatles, he had misheard the lyrics to “I Want to Hold Your Hand” as “I get high” instead of “I can’t hide”, and showed up to meet them ready to smoke. He gave a joint to Ringo, who didn't realize he was supposed to pass it and smoked the whole thing himself
w118 TIL Columbus thought manatees were mermaids on Jan 09, 1493 describing them as “not half as beautiful as they are painted.”
1aJXP TIL Mormon Church Founder Joseph Smith promised salvation for the entire family of a 14 year old girl he was grooming.