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TIL The wild bison of Yellowstone National Park have adapted to utilize the local hot springs as bidets to clean the thick fur of their nether regions before mating

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xpno TIL In 2009, scientists at India’s Defense Research and Development Organization announced plans to use ghost peppers in hand grenades, as a non-lethal way to flush out terrorists from their hideouts. It would also be developed into pepper spray as a self-defense/anti-rape product.
X0XYP TIL about The Cave Without a Name near San Antonio, TX . In 1940 there was a state-wide contest to name the cave and the winner was a young boy who said that the cave "was too beautiful to have a name". He received the $50 cash prize award. The Cave Without A Name is a National Natural Landmark.
grAKD TIL that Virginia Woolf was part Bengali.
8agrV TIL of David Douglas: A Scottish botanist/explorer who became the first mountaineer in America. When climbing Mauna Kea in Hawaii he fell (or was pushed) into a pit trap with spikes. A bull then fell on top of him, crushing him to death.
VBR8G TIL that while only 8.4% of Americans don't wear seat belts, about 50% of those killed in car crashes were not buckled.