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TIL that there are no natural lakes in Maryland

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ADgR4 TIL That a 19-Year-old student hid a spy camera in his clothing to take secret street photos in the 1890s, taking pictures of people in a natural state, rather than in the strict posing trends that dominated in photography during those years.
EgrMx TIL There's such a thing as "Winter Bees"
BrXWx TIL Humans have a stronger bite than the common snapping turtle
4XRZN TIL 300,000 students in Monrtréal protested for over 100 days over a 75% hike in tuition prices.
EgERV TIL the Heat Index (aka "feels-like" temperature) is only accurate for healthy and well-hydrated adults of average size and weight who are sitting in the shade with a breeze of 5 knots. These and other assumptions are parameterized as constants in the formula and any deviations result in inaccuracy.