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TIL in 1915 the Boy Scouts created a secret society with its own symbols, handshakes, and private rituals. It was eventually named "Order of the Arrow" and was inspired by Native American and Masonic culture. Their society was also influenced by the poem "Hiawatha" and novel "Last of the Mohicans".

8XAX TIL There is a type of spider that can have colonies up to 50,000 and work together to make webs 65ft high.
Q9DE TIL there are approximately 5 million alligators in the U.S.
8e6NX TIL about the Great Smog of London that lasted for 5 days and killed 10,000 people.
M7PrK TIL over 50,000 homeowner insurance claims were denied after Hurricane Helene/Milton in Florida
xaxk TIL Jeff Bridges was four months old in his first film appearance