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TIL: Former NFL kicker Cole Ford once shot into Siegfried and Roy’s house because he blamed them for “dominance and unhealthy intimacy” with their animals.

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rNAow TIL About a third of the elk in Yellowstone Park died as a result of the 1988 forest fires. The elk population had almost recovered by January 1995 when wolves were reintroduced. Since wolves are back in Yellowstone, the elk population has dropped about 80 percent.
YpRXZ TIL in 1973 Chippewa chief Adam Fortunate Eagle flew from California to Italy, "discovering" it and claiming it for his tribe on the same basis as Christopher Columbus's claims to Native American lands
Apx7 TIL that there is a museum sorcery and witchcraft in Iceland. Visitors can experience complete rituals and spells related to magic. One displays exhibits a pair of pants made from dried human skin, called necropants. They were worn for good luck.
b6owQ TIL: The degree of sexual dimorphism in common blanket octopus is very high, with females growing up to two meters in length, whereas males grow to about 2.4 cm.
jN00E TIL of the City of Ghosts, a cemetery in Vietnam with extremely elaborate and grandiose graves, some even come with bathrooms and kitchens