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TIL goats have been used in California for years to clear tall dry grass and reduce fire hazards.

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rX9o TIL Louisiana is the only US state to base its legal system from French law crafted by Napoleon. Louisiana Law students may choose to study either American Law, or Louisiana Civil Code.
oBdWL TIL that the term "bug" existed before a real bug in a computer caused it to crash, and that the term was used before by electrical engineers to refer to hard-to-find physical defects that hindered the operation of an electric device.
YplYA TIL Why do I poop after eating. Gastrocolic reflex is a reaction the body has to eating food in varying intensities. When food hits your stomach, our body releases hormones. These hormones tell your colon to contract to move food through your colon and out of your body. It makes room for more food.
0dPWN TIL that Lil Wayne had his first child when he was 16 and his girlfriend was 15.
N0VJ TIL that while working on an early show for Cartoon Network, Archer creator Adam Reed and animator Matt Thompson were generally “heavily intoxicated” at work, once lighting a set on fire “because they thought it would look cool.”