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TIL there's such a thing as a raccoon dog

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KOPpE TIL of the forgotten Winchester 1873, which was found in the Great Basin national park in 2014. No one has been able to trace it back to an owner and there is no clear reason why it was abandoned. It remained undiscovered for over 130 years.
16Xp4 TIL that zinc has been shown to increase male fertility and testosterone, and oysters are very high in zinc, lending credence to the idea that oysters are an aphrodisiac
xVxm7 TIL The word "thug" comes from a murderous cult of bandits in India called Thuggee, who worshipped the Hindu goddess of death and destruction
Meylm TIL painting zebra stripe patterns on cattle reduces the number of biting flies by up to 50%
dBKE TIL that “nearly 88,000 people (approximately 62,000 men and 26,000 women) die from alcohol-related causes annually, making alcohol the fourth leading preventable cause of death in the United States.”