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TIL that in 2004 an elephant charged and killed a mother and her child, then proceeded to bury their bodies before leaving the scene.

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6ZYw TIL Pizza Hut still keeps its original online ordering page from 1994 up and running
l71W1 TIL when flies land on your food, they basically spit on it — because they have to release digestive juices to liquefy it into a predigested, slurpable soup they can swallow.
6EjM7 TIL despite not being involved with the company for decades, Steve Wozniak remains an employee at Apple and still gets a salary because nobody will fire him
0deYA TIL about the SS Wien / SS Po the only ship to have served in both World Wars and sunk in both wars. The SS Wien was originally in Austrian service but in 1918 was sunk by Italian frogmen. It was then raised in 1921 and purchased by Italy serving until 1941 when it was sunk by British Aircraft.
VLpp TIL that a French Canadian soldier during WWII single-handedly captured 93 German soldiers and He declined the invitation to be decorated, because according to him General Montgomery (who was giving the award) was “incompetent” and in no position to be giving out medals.