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TIL that certain mammels like weasels seasonally shrink their skull and brain to reduce heat loss during winter

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4kLb6 TIL Convicted felon in the Watergate Scandal, G. Gordon Liddy, played an antagonist called "Satori-san" in the 1990 syndicated show Super Force
b6epN TIL the song ‘I’ll Be missing You’ by Puff Daddy was a huge success spending 11 weeks at number one. Puff Daddy did not secure rights to the song so Sting sued and owns 100% of the royalties until 2053.
rDwd TIL almost half of all vetoes ever cast since the UN Security Council’s inception came from its member USSR/Russia
yvkJ TIL that there was a female member of the Jackass crew who suffered a severe injury during one of the stunts, after that members of the show decided to no longer use females for stunts. Johnny Knoxville said “It was like watching your sister get hurt, and we don’t want to see girls getting hurt”.
oPKR TIL the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community collected 11,170 pints of blood (enough to help save 30,000 lives) in honour of the 9/11 victims.