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TIL that a small part of spain whas ruled by ex-slavic slaves who became Muslims, becoming the most western slavic state for a short time

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XEXNP TIL Crows in Japan learned to crack walnuts by dropping them in a crosswalk. the birds hop in front of the cars and place walnuts. After the lights turn green the vehicles drive over the nuts, cracking them open. when it’s time to cross again, the crow join the pedestrians and pick up their meal.
lodWN TIL dairy cows accidentally eat so much metal waste that farmers feed them magnets to prevent internal organ damage
PdMe TIL That a bear cub named Tahoe was found crying and hugging her dead mother and the rescuer, told by authorities to leave her alone, decided to save the cub instead.
8ODV TIL that at the Battle of Verdun a group of French soldiers, boxed in by German forces and without communications, was saved by a messenger dog. The dog, named Satan, managed to bring the soldiers two carrier pigeons, allowing them to send the Germans’ position to French artillery.
Y7JoA TIL that in 1626, Peter Minuit is credited with purchasing Manhattan Island from Native Americans for just 60 Dutch guilders, equivalent to $1,143 in today’s US dollars