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TIL PETA kills thousands of adoptable dogs and cats that enter their shelters each year.

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6EEoQ TIL in the Philippines, legally registering property takes 168 procedures, 53 agencies and a waiting list of 13 to 25 years.
Eg090 TIL The Harvard University acceptance rate is higher than applying to be a NYC sanitation worker.
VMk60 TIL Mother’s Day in Germany was made an official holiday during the Nazi regime, largely to encourage women to birth children for the “Fatherland.” Gold, silver and bronze medals were even awarded to women according to the number of children they had.
rRpE1 TIL the corpse flower, one of the largest and rarest flowers in the world, blooms for 24-48 hours and smells like rotting flesh. It was first discovered in Sumatra in 1878.
NXgkb TIL With the exception of the Hooded Pitohui and the Ifrita kowaldi, both of Papua, New Guinea, all bird eggs are edible.