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TIL Skunks don't hibernate, but instead enter torpor; Mating season is Feb to March...

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WknJ9 TIL that the colour Indigo means "India Dye". It was produced from a plant which grows in South Asia. This was highly profitable for the colonial trade by the East India Company.
grxdb TIL in 2021, a single deli in New Jersey that was publicly traded managed to achieve a market capitalization of over $100 million despite doing only $35,000 in sales across two years. The deli's largest shareholder was the wrestling coach of the high school next door.
pYl7O TIL Swedish Fish are actually from Sweden!
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