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TIL in 1992 29,000 “bath toys” fell off a container ship near the coast of Alaska. Since then the yellow duckies have been washing up in places such as Scotland, Japan, Maine and the Arctic.

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5YQwn TIL Ferret means "little thief" and a group of them is called a "business". Also, if excited, they perform a behavior called the "weasel war dance".
LQvOQ TIL about John Parsons, an Ohioan criminal who escaped from prison for three months using a rope made out of bedsheets, newspaper and toilet paper. In the time between his capture he lived in the wilderness in a small shack, and planned to go to Canada.
kOar1 TIL , work causes mental health issues in 60% of workers, according to a survey of 3,000. 15% of those who admit to having mental health issues at work would face serious repercussions if they tell their boss, so they suffer in silence.
kRn4 TIL: Ernest Hemingway hunted U Boats and Submarines on his fishing boat with grenades and machine guns.
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