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vPm1L TIL that turtles survive car hits and can suffer for weeks on the road before eventually dying. :(
kJxD1 TIL North Carolina has the 3rd highest euthanasia rate in the USA
E1W67 TIL scientists discovered a cypress tree in North Carolina that is at least 2,624 years old, which means the tree was alive for centuries before the advent of Christianity, the Roman Empire, and the English language.