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TIL squirrels are omnivorous and will eat insects and mice.

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j6Een TIL: A southern France firefighters' department statistic attributes 16% of local bushfires to cigarette litter thrown out of moving vehicles
R7W1 TIL that people have actually died from laughter
LQkMr TIL people with positive beliefs about ageing live for 7.5 years longer than those with negative views of ageing, and they are about half as likely to develop Alzheimer's disease. This may come from a more muted stress response, resulting in lower bodily inflammation and less cellular damage.
rRROM TIL Germans were persecuted/lynched in America during and prior to WWI
oRPNo TIL there can be a >135f differential between the Antarctic air temperature and the incubation temperature of emperor penguin eggs. Male emperor penguins incubate the eggs over the winter, fasting for 4 months, holding them between their feet and a super insulated down pouch until they hatch.