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TIL that the rapper Rick Ross was previously a correctional officer

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9YrrG TIL Gray wolves were reintroduced into Yellowstone National Park in 1995, resulting in regeneration of the entire ecosystem [Trophic cascade]. After the wolves were driven extinct regionally nearly 100 years ago, scientists began to fully understand their role in the food web as a keystone species.
D1dWg TIL that fentanyl lollipops are used in the US military to treat combat casualties. They are taped to the victim's finger so that, once sedated, they let the lollipop fall from their mouth to reduce the chance of overdoses.
VMDL4 TIL when Prohibition was enacted in USA, it took less than an hour for the first documented violation of it to happen
VdnQ Til that today is also the celebration of St Gertrude, the patron saint of cats, gardeners, and mental illness.
8aa5Z Short answer: Sure, if you're willing to wait