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TIL that early Toblerone ads were in Esperonto

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yPMa TIL that after WWI, the Australian military started “The Great Emu War” where they tried to cull emus with machine guns… and the emus mostly won.
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VBNe0 TIL of Seal Finger - inflammation from touching unprocessed seal products or seal bites. It's transmission is unknown.
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LQgVr TIL - The Mona Lisa, one of the most famous paintings in the world, was stolen from the Louvre Museum in Paris in 1911? The painting was missing for two years before it was finally recovered in Italy. This theft contributed to the painting's fame and made it even more popular.