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TIL Opossums are actually really helpful to humans.

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GYrX5 TIL that in the 90's a strip club manager nicknamed Tarzan orchestrated the sale of a Soviet submarine to a Colombian drug cartel
0Kr1 TIL the Old Testament alludes the existence of multiple gods, a practice called henotheism in which Yahweh (the supreme God) rules over lesser subordinate gods (Satan, Bethel, Chemosh, etc…)
R7478 TIL that a meteorite that fell contained many organic compounds, one of which is a novel amino acid similar to mammal neurotransmitters and can treat chronic pain
awPbM TIL that Finland's air force still uses swastika symbol as unit emblems, unit flags and decorations even on uniforms.
1aOXd TIL: Flips flops are terrible for your feet, decreasing "springiness of the feet" , and can lead to Achilles issues, plantar fasciitis, and heel spurs