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TIL there is an organization called Think Before You Pink, an organization that warns you of other organizations that are profiting from Breast Cancer Awareness merchandise. Looking at you, NFL!

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ep7on TIL hybrid or "volunteer" squash plants can produce toxic fruit
7rMEZ TIL "Sin Eaters" were people who consumed food off the dead in order to take on the sins of a deceased person.
yK8v TIL that during World War I, the Russian and German armies were repeatedly attacked by starving wolves. It became such a problem that the two armies negotiated a temporary truce and worked together to kill several hundred wolves
RkBj TIL that the melody of Happy Birthday Song is not actually copyrighted, in fact it is only the words that are copyrighted.
nwXd TIL that there are two libraries in Portugal that use resident bat colonies to protect the books from insects.