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TIL that President Roosevelt kept a pet badger in the White House

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x6b0B TIL about tiny freshwater crustaceans found in the desert such as 'fairy shrimp' whose eggs lay dormant for up to 7 years until conditions are right, surviving extreme heat, cold and drought. They live in temporary bodies of water known as ephemeral pools such as rain puddles and seasonal wetlands.
b9Jwa TIL Wheeling Gaunt, a slave who bought his and his family's freedom in 1845 before moving to Yellow Springs, OH. At the time of his death, he bequeathed a large portion of his land and estate to the village under the condition that each widow be given flour annually, which continues to this day
ADMvB TIL that velociraptors were only slightly bigger than the average chicken.
X0VnQ TIL that if you use the bagel function on a toaster, the halves should be facing outwards, because only the outer heating elements are on.
MEO8 TIL some military vehicles are equipped with an multi-microphone system called a “boomerang” that can locate the direction of enemy gunfire as well as the shooter’s range and azimuth (elevation) after the first shot.