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TIL that Maruyama Zoo in Japan tried to mate two male hyenas for four years.

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oyB7 TIL that a pig in Australia stole 18 beers from a campsite, got drunk, and then tried to fight a cow.
gMb8D TIL scattered around Roopkund Lake in the Indian Himalaya are the bones of about 800 people who seemingly died in a single unkown event in 800 AD. Newer studies reveal that some of the bones belong to another group of people who also died in a single event. Except a thousand years after the others.
AQM4 TIL that millions of people don’t actually need to use deodorant (esp. East asians) because they have gene (ABCC11) that stops them from producing sweat that attracts bacteria that cause body odour. And there is a simple test to see if you have this gene.
J1MXv TIL that after Freddie Mercury died, his parents burned (almost) all his belongings in accordance with his religion, Zoroastrianism. His stamp collection resides at The Postal Museum.
DQYWD TIL Limp Bizkit was the last band to play on top of the World Trade Center in September 2000.