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TIL The Hairy Frog breaks it own bones to make claws.

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6EQ5Z TIL of Russia's "Dead Hand" (aka "Perimeter") automated nuclear defense system. If a large spike in radiation levels was picked up within Russian borders (indicating nuclear detonation), the system would target many different cities and launch nukes. It is believed to still be active.
P11DV TIL Even though George Washington defeated Cornwallis in 1781 at Yorktown, it still took almost 2 more years before the war was officially over with England.
vPyWB TIL Since 1986, Playboy magazine has sponsored the College Fiction Contest. Playboy’s editors read thousands of entries and chose one undergraduate or graduate student’s story for inclusion in the October issue
R76ww TIL that Ancient Incan society didn’t have a money system at all…
yQQBp No one really knows why people often report feeling “fuzzy headed” when they have allergies.