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Today I learned that in the "Yankee Doodle" song, "macaroni" does not refer to pasta. It is an 18th-century description of men who dress effeminately.

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EgJdx TIL that rats are not allowed to settle in Alberta - Canada by the Government of Alberta. They have an active Rat Control Program to protect against rat invasions of their territory.
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