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TIL Lyudmila Pavlyuchenko is regarded as the most successful female sniper in history, credited with 309 kills during WWII

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wo5wo TIL Eric Clapton grew up thinking his mother was his sister, his grandmother was his mother, and his step-grandfather was his father
mVjo TIL The KGB attempted to recruit David Cameron, current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Oolb4 TIL broom bristles with deliberately frayed tips to better sweep fine dust are known as "flagged"
6kdw TIL a buck will suck doe urine into an organ in the roof of its mouth to determine if the doe is entering estrous.
grOBW TIL In the 1950s, U.S. poultry firms dumped turkey tails into Samoa markets. Filled with oil used to preen itself, turkey tails are 75% fat and are frequently washed down with a cold Budweiser. Due to its ties to the obesity epidemic, Samoan officials banned turkey tail imports in 2007.