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TIL that rabbits may eat their own offspring when stressed

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b6myp TIL Switzerland is the only member of the WTO (World Trade Organization) who calculates customs duties on industrial goods by weight, not value, since 1848. This 'ad pondus' method, favoring lighter, high-value goods, contrasts with the common 'ad valorem' system.
nWW8G TIL the CIA sent its manual titled "Psychological Operations in Guerrilla War" to Nicaraguan rebels by balloon in March of 1984 during the Nicaraguan Revolution.
8oVV TIL of a black New York pastor in 1947 who decided to travel to Alabama in a turban and with a fake accent, posing as a foreign dignitary. His disguise allowed him in white-only areas, and he was treated with little discrimination.
LMZp TIL that theoretically, it would take 4 light years of worth of lead to stop a neutrino.
b9RpQ TIL the lyrics of 'Smack My B*tch Up' alternate between the titular line and the line 'Change my pitch up'