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TIL Caterpillars can retain memories after metamorphosis despite liquefying

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JYDgm TIL desegregation resulting from Brown v. Board of Education led to the layoff of 38,000 black teachers when school districts were integrated, even though black teachers had a greater percentage of college attainment than their white counterparts. 90% of black principles were also laid off.
l7YGN TIL almost no palm trees are native to Southern California. They were used as a marketing ploy to transform Los Angeles for a cow town to “semi-tropical”
MeaKW TIL that John Fogetry of Creedence Clear Water Revival was sued for copyrighting himself. The Supreme Court of the US ruled that a person cannot in fact plagiarize themselves
v1e6R TIL that Shaggy from Scooby Doo's real name is Norville Rogers and he was once a track star and gymnast, both of which hint at his "uncanny skills in quickly evading villains."
YdQr TIL of an evolutionary rock-paper-scissors mechanism. Three variants of the Common Side-Blotched Lizard compete for mates; Orange males are adapted to steal mates from Blue males, who are adapted to steal mates from Yellow males, who in turn are adapted to steal mates from Orange males.