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TIL of a ritual where Boys must subject themselves to wearing bullet ant-filled gloves 20 times

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b5k7 TIL for $22,000 Swiss company Algordanza will take your ashes and compress them into a synthetic diamond to be set in jewelry for a loved one. Most stones come out blue because humans contains trace amounts of boron. Occasionally diamond pops out white, yellow or black.
Rlvl TIL George Clooney has helped fund a satellite that documents and records war atrocities in Africa that would otherwise be ignored.
WdWY TIL all polar bears alive today can trace their ancestry to a single brown bear that lived in Ireland during the last Ice Age.
6pnZ TIL of a fish called Escolar, often called the world’s most dangerous fish because eating more than 6 ounces will cause violent, explosive, and orange diarrhea. Anal leakage can occur without notice after eating this “white tuna” or “buttery fish”.
bKlQ TIL an octopus named Otto caused an aquarium power outage by climbing to the edge of his tank and shooting a jet of water at a bright light that was annoying him. He’s also been seen juggling hermit crabs, throwing rocks at the glass and re-arranging his tank surroundings.