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TIL that The smell of fresh-cut grass is a signal of distress.

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4jOo TIL a Cleveland woman was ordered by a judge to stand on a corner during rush hour on two days holding a sign that read “Only an idiot would drive on the sidewalk to avoid a school bus”, after notoriously disregarding the law and laughing at the charges.
ZKLR TIL that the schizophrenic artist Mary Barnes discovered her talent while undergoing treatment at Kingsley Hall during which she was encouraged to regress to a childlike state and paint on the walls with her feces. When they needed a solution for the smell, they decided to give her paint.
wL9QY TIL the term weed is defined as "a plant considered undesirable in a particular place or situation" and has no taxonomic significance
xE8o TIL there is a giant straw goat in Sweden that has been burned down 28 times since 1966
EJ6W TIL “Maple syrups” Mrs. Butterworth’s, Aunt Jemima and Log Cabin do NOT countain ANY Maple products. Flavour comes from corn syrup and caramel.