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TIL of Irelands only native reptile, the Common Lizard (Lacerta Vivipara)

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0wbaL TIL that California trains and employs prisoners to fight fires, but then bans them from getting the license they need to become full-time firefighters after they are released.
pYlZQ TIL while the term “tomboy” originally meant a ‘rude, boisterous or forward boy,’ it has had its current meaning since the late 1500’s
kOXn1 TIL about Jacques Bergier, a jewish white russian with an eidetic memory, emigrant in France, became a genius in many disciplines and science-fiction editor, resistant and prisoner at Mauthausen camp during WW2, his last words were "I am not a legend".
oBRjW TIL during the Hungarian revolution (against the Soviets), the Hungarians cut out the communist seal from their flag. This Hungarian flag with a hole in the center became a symbol of the revolution.
r964 TIL Hawaii will provide its homeless residents with a one-way ticket back to the continental United States.