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TIL the national animal of Scotland is a unicorn

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N77rP TIL that diets with high sugar intake interfere with the brain’s signal to tell your body you are full.
rRvBy TIL Squirrels are responsible for many of the power outages in the United States. The American Public Power Association has collected data on the issue for years and has come to one clear conclusion - "expect a higher incidence of squirrel-related outages in the spring and fall."
nePoB TIL the common criminal name is Jeremy
rRjny TIL that in late 2013, an 8 year old girl was orphaned after her entire family died because of a batch of old potatoes that her family had let rot in their cellar. Under the right circumstances, potatoes contain a toxin known as Glycoalkaloids, and this was released in gas form as they rotted.
AD84a TIL That 0.4 percent of Iceland is covered by Alaskan Lupine, an invasive species brought in 1945 as ground-cover in a bid to ‘revegetate’ the country