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TIL that all polar bears are Irish because they are all descendants of Irish brown bears that lived in the last ice age.

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9Yd0p TIL the US government had a secret military operation called Project Eldest Son during the Vietnam War. It involved leaving behind thousands of rounds of faulty ammo that would backfire in Vietcong AKs while also leaking fake docs that questioned quality control in Chinese munitions factories.
OGB81 TIL a group of cats is called a Clowder
NYx1 TIL Russian millionare Pavel Durov was so bored at the office, he threw paper airplanes made of money out his window, causing a brawl outside
nmmb TIL there was a pornographic parody of the british show “Doctor Who” called Dr. Loo and the Filthy Phalek where Dr. Loo travels through time and space in a TURDIS, a time machine disguised as a public toilet and she and her trusty female shagbot get into numerous sexual adventures.
EBW7 TIL Former US Navy Seal hero Chris Kyle claimed in his book the the US Government sent him to New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina to kill looters, he claims he sat on top of the Superdome and killed 30 people.