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TIL Russians take guns into space to protect themselves against bears if they land off-course.

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nWKb TIL, that during WWII, an American amphibious tank rammed a US destroyer while en route to the beach, “probably the only instance of a warship being rammed at sea by a tank”
dO9Q TIL that the name ‘Jessica’ was created by Shakespeare in 1596
e0dgk TIL that the reason why 420 is associated with weed is because of some high schoolers in the 1970s. 4:20 pm was the perfect time to goof around and smoke weed. It’s right after school and before parents got home. It just ended up being code for smoking weed.
0wmQA TIL Jean Keene, "Eagle Lady". An activist who fed bald eagles on her farm in Homer, Alaska. She fed an estimated 227kg of fish every day and environmentalists are concerned that she changed the eagles migratory pattern. Homer now forbids bird feeding as they have become a general public menace.
V5YB TIL: Keanu Reeves was once forced into playing a serial killer due to a friend forging his signature on a contract. To avoid a lengthy legal process, Keanu just took the job.