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TIL A man lost in the Australian outback for 6 days without food or water survived by eating ants

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VD64 TIL Karl Marx’ final words were “Last words are for fools who haven’t said enough!”
ABLo TIL that Canada accidentally signed in the wrong spot on the Japanese surrender treaty at the end of WWII, messing up the order of the document.
KO979 TIL that the Massachusetts Institute of Technology offers a "pirate certificate" to students who complete the archery, sailing, fencing, and pistol or rifle shooting courses. The department frequently holds "pirate induction" days and has had a steady stream of students awarded the achievement.
XEdgk TIL that in 1984 a group of paleontologists discovered a 50,000-Year-Old Bison frozen in the permafrost in Alaska and consumed part of its neck meat. They described it as tasting like mud but smelling like beef and mushrooms.
WkbwY TIL that members of federally recognized Native American tribes can collect and own naturally fallen eagle feathers.