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TIL humans are the longest living land mammals

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GoO5 TIL that not only has the wolverine been known to actively hunt moose (despite being outweighed 20:1) but that one account describes a wolverine killing a polar bear.
0V7M TIL that the heated water in the barrel of the Vickers machine gun was sometimes used to make tea for British soldiers during World War I.
D1Xgv TIL the San Diego Zoo has live cams that show their animal enclosures
4WEo TIL When Julius Caesar died, he left today’s equivalent of about $270 to each and every Roman citizen.
9w04m TIL tater tots were invented in 1953 by Nephi and Golden Grigg, as a way to utilize leftover potato scraps. Initially, consumers viewed them as too cheap and low-quality. After the Griggs simply raised the price, tater tots gained in popularity and became a sought after snack across America.