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TIL Timber rattlesnakes benefit human health by removing 2500-4500 ticks annually from their habitat by eating tick-infested small mammals.

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5ZQB TIL that Galveston, Texas was ruled by French pirates between 1816 and 1821
EZ00 TIL the “fat Buddha” statue is not actually a representation of Gautama Buddha, but is in fact a Chinese deity known as Budai.
xxZb TIL that Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols auditioned for the band by singing along to an Alex Cooper record. Guitarist Steve Jones later said that “Rotten looked the part with his green hair, but he couldn’t sing. Then again, we couldn’t play, so it was okay.”
78ZKX TIL Convicted spy Robert Hanssen frequently visited a stripper to give her gifts in an attempt to convert her to Catholicism
ZpvEB TIL there is an alligator at Gatorland in FL missing half its top jaw. After rehab they named her Jawlene as a nod to Dolly Parton and she is thriving!