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TIL a student in Germany can shrink and enlarge his pupils on demand

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Z89eR TIL about Minnie Moo a real cow owned by Disney World that had spots that looked like Mickey Mouse
LQgBP TIL of Harvester, a 1996 video game known to be one of the most violent and disturbing video games made, with Germany even banning it. Developed in 1994, it was released two years later due to how long it took to code the game.
mobY TIL of Joshua Norton. A homeless San Francisco local who declared himself Emperor of the United States, and ruled for 20 years and had over 10,000 people attend his funeral.
rkWe TIL when Alexander the Great was a child, his tutor rebuked him for wasting so much incense during a sacrifice to the gods. Years later, Alexander conquered Gaza and sent back 18 tons of the spices to his old tutor with a note telling him not to be stingy with the gods.
7reAX TIL that in Finland meat sold in supermarkets has been labeled with the info on which farm the animals grew on.