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TIL that black babies were used attract and hunt alligators.
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TIL The song Greensleeves is from 1580 and while often said to refer to a promiscuous woman or prostitute whose clothing was stained green from having sex in the grass, it is more likely associated with green being the color of romance in that time period.
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TIL $44B of gift cards have gone unclaimed since 2008
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TIL that an Israeli company, (Aleph Farms) 3D printed meat in space from cells extracted from a cow.
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TIL that Queen termites can live up to 50 years and can 'permit' secondary reproductives (females) to create satellite nests for the colony, but can also chemically block reproduction for the entire colony at any time if she chooses.
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TIL That "Gravestone Conservator" is a job. They restore gravestones as well as preserve and protect burial places in general. They work to preserve burial places as cultural heritage sites which would otherwise be lost due to time or wilful destruction.