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TIL Brazil tried to sell an aircraft carrier on eBay, but the auction was removed from the website under rules preventing the sale of military ordnance

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vx78 TIL the genetic imprint from traumatic experiences carries through at least two generations in mice
xVyW1 TIL that in 2015, the Missionaries of Charity (founded by Mother Teresa) shut down adoptions in all 30 of its orphanages rather than comply with new Indian laws that eased the adoption process for divorced and single people.
9YGYM TIL: As of 2018, back-up cameras in new cars are not a "feature", they are a requirement.
9Y607 TIL the first recorded incident of "mooning" was recorded by Josephus in 80 AD. A Roman soldier exposed his buttocks to Jewish pilgrims gathered in Jerusalem for Passover, resulting in a riot and eventual death of ten thousand people.
9Y0RG TIL the most straightforward and widely used way to ascend Carrauntoohil, Ireland's largest mountain is via the Devil's Ladder.