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TIL the original squirrel picked to be in National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation died of a heart attack before filming, and they had to replace it with an untrained squirrel.

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JR4Q TIL that the Red Baron was killed because of a single bullet, which hit him while he was in the air, and that he managed to land his plane without damaging it before he died.
gZD TIL the two leading cymbal manufacturers (Zildjian and Sabian) are founded on a sibling rivalry.
lG6B TIL: Almost exclusively in Minnesota the game “Duck, Duck, Goose” is called “Duck, Duck, Grey Duck”
X8Nj TIL the chemical composition of emotional tears differs from those secreted due to irritation (such as tears caused by onions). Emotional tears include more protein-based hormones such as prolactin and leucine enkephalin, a natural painkiller that acts as the mechanism that allows one to feel better
a8nZA TIL the Incans believed dark spots(impact craters) on the moon were created because a fox who fell in love with the moon, was squeezed against the lunar goddess Mama Killa, producing a patch.Mama Killa was believed to cry tears of silver.