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TIL about the "Order of The Wheel" a not so secret society devoted to Mr. Trash Wheel, a waterwheel that picks up river debris in Baltimore, Maryland. The order, funded by the EPA, promotes grass roots environmental action.

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BrlnD TIL Octopuses are immune to the stings of various types of jellyfish. They know this and will often rip off the stings of man-o-war (species closely related to jellyfish) and use them as whips to defend themselves from larger predators.
j6NnM TIL Cillian Murphy Lived with Gypsies to Prepare for the Role of Thomas Shelby in Peaky Blinders
LQ6MV TIL that Mary, Queen of Scots, smuggled her dog to her execution under her skirts. The dog tried to stay near her corpse and afterward, died when it refused to eat.
d8wmd TIL that health halo is the perception that certain foods are good for you even if there is no scientific evidence to confirm this idea. This is just a misconception fueled by popular beliefs. For example, 'low-fat' is often confused with 'low-calorie'.
p8NaG TIL about the life of Russell Means, an activist of Lakota origin who was an activist in the defense of his people and also one of the first actors of Lakota origin cinema in Hollywood.