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TIL That anteaters have no teeth.

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7MxZ TIL that while a Canadian Mafia boss was incarcerated his father,son,brother in law and close associate were all murdered. Upon his release he orchestrated the deaths of 11 people in retaliation and evaded both injury and re incarceration before dying of cancer.
aK5A TIL A Michigan rock collector found an impressive 93 lb. Petoskey stone in Lake Michigan in 2015, only to have it promptly confiscated by authorities. The stone violated a Michigan law that states no more than 25 pounds of rocks or minerals can be taken from the Great Lakes per year.
7rKmZ TIL that Leonardo Da Vinci and Niccolo Machiavelli once plotted to steal the Arno River from Pisa when the city was at war with Florence.
eVk5 TIL that Coca-Cola was sued over Vitaminwater being advertised as a “healthy alternative” to soda despite having 33g of sugar. Coca-Cola dismissed the suit claiming that “no consumer could reasonably be misled into thinking Vitaminwater was a healthy beverage”.
LkM8m TIL that when Weird Al Yankovic parodied the Nirvana song "Smells Like Teen Spirit" (Titled "Smells like Nirvana"), frontman and guitarist Kurt Cobain considered the parody as a sign that the band had "made it".