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TIL that fox's can make a sound that sounds like laughing

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YpXOv TIL of Fedspeak, described as a 'turgid dialect of English' used by US government officials, notably Alan Greenspan, in order to avoid difficult questions on reports and statements
Brxbe TIL that honeybees didn't exist in California until 1853, and even though bees in general are critical to the environment, honeybees specifically are far more important for agriculture of a few specific crops.
dDJkr TIL that Kenneth Lonergan, Oscar winning screenwriter on Manchester by the Sea and Gangs of New York, wrote the screenplay for The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
1aJ48 TIL of King Mithridates of Pontus, who ingested increasing amounts of various poisons in order to prevent his assasination by poisoning. When surrounded by enemy soldiers, he tried to commit suicide by poisoning himself with all of the poisons he had on hand but failed because he was immune.
vgEK TIL That during World War II, The Russian Red Army fought 75%-80% of Nazi forces deployed during the war.