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TIL For over 50 years, you could play tic-tac-toe against live chickens in NYC, and they seldom, if ever, lost

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O1J4 TIL that only 1% of a mature tree is actually living.The other 99% is dead matter.
0nXM TIL there was a Russian guy who would dig up young girls’ graves, mummify bodies, and dress them up at his home. His parents thought they were just plain dolls.
negZG TIL that falconers (and trainers of other birds of prey) will sew the eyelids of a wild caught bird shut, slowly allowing them to reopen to imprint themselves. The reopening process takes anywhere from a week to 40 days depending on the bird’s nature and the skill of the trainer
oBN8R TIL in Helena Montana, a woman cannot dance on a table in a saloon or bar unless she is wearing at least three pounds, two ounces of clothing.
m1llv TIL About the "Disney Dollar", A currency created by the Disney Company for use within their various theme parks and hotels. While you can still redeem them today, the official printing ended in 2016 after use for nearly 30 years. The values were 1-1 with standard US Dollars.