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TIL primary school children in Scotland honored their class pets who had died with a Viking-style ceremony. They crafted boats from cardboard for goldfish Bubbles & Freddy, spoke dedications to the fish, and then set fire to the boat which was to carry their pets to the Viking Gods in Valhalla.

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Bmrk TIL jaguars have such powerful jaws that they kill their prey by biting into the brain directly through the skull.
m1X4y TIL the Emoticon was invented by Scott Fahlman on September 19th, 1982
Px5G TIL Mohawk Indians were instrumental in building many NYC bridges and skyscrapers, including the Empire State Building. This both contributed to, and was the result of, the myth that American Indians have no fear of heights.
J18jQ TIL about the Norway ''Oil Fund'', which was established in 1990 to invest the surplus revenues of the Norwegian petroleum sector. It currently has over $1,477 billion in assets.
yVZvp TIL birth rates in the U.S have dropped more than 20 % since 2007