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TIL that some dinosaur fossils are radioactive due to being fossilized with uranium—the fossilization process tends to concentrate radioactive elements

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nWl77 TIL that Jimi Hendrix was in the US Army for a short stint in the early 1960's, but he eventually got kicked out due to his disinterest and behaviour problems.
4ea6 TIL that an adopted man in Michigan searched for his birth mother for 4 years before finding out that she worked at the same Lowe’s store that he worked at. Neither of them knew.
6EPRl TIL Animal rescue organisations in the US are placing "unadoptable" cats with businesses as natural pest control. In many cases, this positive socialization leads to the cats becoming affectionate permanent employees of the companies.
ADd6g TIL that eating horse meat, while relatively common in Continental Europe, is seen as taboo in English-speaking countries
ANXrw TIL the Buddha's tribe of origin, the Shakyas, practiced the veneration of trees and sacred groves. Tree veneration remains important in Buddhism today, particularly in the practice of venerating Bodhi (fig) trees, the type of tree that the Buddha eventually attained enlightenment under.