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TIL Copperhead snakes produce a strong odor when angry that smells like freshly cut cucumbers.

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BrlYD TIL the Turkish sultan Alp Arslan took great pride in his archery. When a captured enemy drew his dagger and charged him, Arslan waived his guards away and drew his bow. He missed, got stabbed in the chest and died four days later from his wounds.
6gm8 TIL that the biggest check ever signed, delivered and cashed, was for $9,000,000,000
nWD1P TIL that the Fleury-devant-Douaumont town in France remains unoccupied with a population of 0, after being destroyed by the Germans and French in the Battle of Verdun during WW1, where they captured and recaptured it 16 times.
LkxOv TIL about Geofence Warrants that cast a digital net around a crime scene. Anyone who passes through the geofence at the time of the crime is at risk of becoming a suspect.
EgKmo TIL there is a company in Las Vegas that hires private planes specifically for people to join the “Mile High Club”