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TIL that a Kangaroo cannot jump if you hold its tail. This is due to how vital its muscular tail is when it comes to hopping.

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PMRG TIL That the Trans-Siberian Orchestra has donated over $10,000,000 to charity since they started touring.
9w696 TIL The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don’t Be Late) was nominated for Record of the Year at the 1st Annual Grammy Awards
9wg7G TIL that 80% of the rice consumed by the United States is produced domestically.
78amx TIL that of the approximately 10,000 bird species on Earth, the Hummingbird is the only one that can fly backwards.
5VP5R TIL in the 1930’s, Mussolini, outlawed pasta. Instead of producing strong Italian soldiers, the pasta weighed the youth down and made them lazy. The real reason was that Mussolini wanted to sell more rice, a staple crop in his home region in Northern Italy, which caused a split with the South.