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TIL that over the course of a decade, 20 dismembered human feet have been found on beaches in the Pacific Northwest -- no other types of body parts have been found.

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mbnp TIL that Fulmars, a type of seabird, vomit a putrid, fishy oil as a defense against predators or other disturbances. Not only does it smell horrific, but it’s lethal to predatory birds as it permanently glues their feathers together.
x6m60 TIL that the famous “27 Club” was twice as large than I originally knew.
16JvO TIL Michael Goleniewski was a Polish military officer and triple agent who revealed more spies than any other agent in history.
QJMN9 TIL Asian elephants are more closely related to Wooly Mammoths than they are to African Elephants
88mG TIL In the entire state of Ohio in 1895, there were only two cars on the road, and the drivers of these two cars crashed into each other.