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Today I Learned We have no idea how smart Racoons are.

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gRA7 TIL mountains on Saturn’s moon Titan are named after mountains in Middle-Earth
loyBG TIL King Minos of Crete was the first recorded user of a condom, made of sheep's bladder. This is because his semen was poisonous, he ejaculated "serpents and scorpions" that killed his wives and mistresses.
78M8P TIL although the US Coast Guard is the second smallest US military service branch in terms of membership, the service by itself is the world's 12th largest naval force.
l7e87 TIL that the original "Diddy" sued Sean Combs over the name in 2006—and won!
LkeDv TIL a Man Saved A Drowning 400-lb Black Bear.