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TIL Some caterpillars survive by pretending to be bird poop. Nature is wild

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VM6VB TIL about Ashley's Sack. Ashley, a slave, was sold at nine years old. Her mother provided a cotton sack as a parting gift. Telling her "it be filled with my love always", it contained a tattered dress, a handful of pecans, and a braid of her mother's hair.
R7P9l TIL the Mathematical Association of America (MAA) does not believe it is important for students to take calculus in high school, saying “the pump that is pushing more students into more advanced mathematics ever earlier is not just ineffective: It is counter-productive.”
ZpGDv TIL about the ‘cat organ,’ a hypothetical musical instrument consisting of a line of cats with their tails stretched out underneath a keyboard, causing them to cry out when a key is pressed.
1aK6O TIL that Aldo Donelli played in the 1934 World Cup for the US and later coached the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Rams in the NFL.
yQ8eX TIL the Sixteen Pleasures, the Vaticans 16th century sex guide, escaped complete destruction. The author landed in jail but despite all these efforts the book was re-edited in the 18th century, with illustrations.