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TIL that New York City has a genetically diverse rat population. 'Uptown' rats are different from 'Downtown' rats, and every neighborhood has their own distinct rats.

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WkG89 TIL a 1485 poem describes the knight who killed Richard III as having 'shaved the boar's head.' This was thought to be a metaphor for beheading until his bones were discovered. The back of Richard III's skull had been sliced off. According to a French chronicler, it had been done with a halberd.
VMmvG TIL that a traditional Sardinian cheese, casu marzu, is eaten with live maggots in it. The maggots break down the cheese’s fats, making it exceptionally soft. Each cheese has thousands of maggots in it. The larvae can launch up to 15 cm, so diners hold their hands above the cheese to prevent this.
Ro48 TIL ice-cold water is the only negative-calorie beverage. It has no calories but requires the body to expend 8.8 kcal to raise the liquid to body temperature.
5kLP TIL that despite early claims that fidget spinners could be used to help children with ADHD, there never was any scientific research to back this claim.
Yg1A TIL that in some countries such as Mexico,Germany and Austria Prison escape is not punishable by law if the escaper doesn’t break any other laws due to the fact that the human instinct is to be free.