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TIL humane ways of killing squirrels in California include drowning, freezing and bludgeoning with a hammer.

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KOMRJ TIL by 1580, a syphilis outbreak in Europe left most people bald. A surge of wig making sparked the trend of powdered wigs which lasted for almost 200 years.
OoW6X TIL of Hisashi Ouchi, a victim of a 1999 Japanese nuclear plant disaster. Radiation burns caused him to have nearly zero white blood cells. Despite his pleas, he was kept alive for research purposes. After 83 days in the hospital, he died of organ failure.
R507w TIL that the name for the band Devo comes from the concept of "de-evolution" and the band's related idea that instead of continuing to evolve, mankind had begun to regress, as evidenced by the dysfunction and herd mentality of American society.
v1rQx TIL that the band Chicago is the second most successful American rock band of all time (topped by the Beach Boys) in terms of both albums and singles on the Billboard charts.
M7KrW TIL that from 1928 to 2016, no Republican won the presidency without Richard Nixon or a Bush on the ticket