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TIL that Hawaii has no squirrels.

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RwxQ TIL that in 1787 a man was hanged for deserting and re-enlisting in the British Army 47 times, in order to get the large bounty obtained upon joining the army.
J1Qyj TIL that "semi-slugs" exist. Their shells are not completely absent but are also not large enough to provide a shelter to hide in. There are also about 1,000 known species of semi-slugs, while there are 500 known species of "normal" slugs.
VBGZ0 TIL Brutus the Barber recounted a tale that Andre the Giant once had an emergency BM on a flight to Tokyo. Being too big to use the toilet, the crew improvised with a trash bag for him to use in a pinch but the smell filled the cabin leading to people puking, crying and falling out of seats.
7rJ8b TIL Chess grandmasters can lose 10 pounds and burn 6,000 calories just by sitting
kO7Jm TIL Cross circulation where a second human (usually they patient's father) was used as a heart bypass 'machine' was used for the first surgeries to fix congenital heart defects in children.