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TIL that pigs will consume human waste and Pig Toilets exist.

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NXj7e TIL Sequoyah, an illiterate warrior of the Cherokee Nation, observed the "talking leaves" (writing) of the white man in 1813. He thought it was military advantage and created a syllabary for Cherokee from scratch in 1821. It caught on quickly and Cherokee literacy surpassed 90% just 9 years later.
VMAw0 TIL that Idaho is the only U.S. state to declare cannibalism illegal. Idaho adopted the ban in 1990 as a reaction to a fear that eating humans would emerge in ritualized practices.
jAlE TIL that Aubrey Plaza (April from Parks and Recreation) had a stroke when she was 20 years old.
5VVBR TIL Maya Angelou was a sex worker in her early adult life
jMJj TIL the honey badger eats porcupines and poisonous snakes, raids beehives for honey, kidnaps baby cheetahs, and steals food from hungry lions. (pdf)