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TIL Alligators Are Native to Oklahoma

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XE5Ak TIL hippopotamus can defecate so much in the water they're in, that fish start to die because the bacteria in the hippo's feces use up the majority of the oxygen contained in the river.
51pQ TIL that in China it’s disrespectful to name your children after your relatives because you’ll spend much of your life talking down to a child with the same name as someone you should be respecting.
eE5k TIL that “jaywalking” used to be the normal thing to do - automobile companies invented the term to shame people off the road to make room for cars (and car sales).
O4XL TIL that the word ‘bad’ comes from the Old English derogatory 'bæddel’, meaning 'effeminate man’, 'hermaphrodite’, or 'pederast’.
QGQX TIL when “South Park” aired its anti-“Family Guy” episode, they received flowers from the crew of “The Simpsons”