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RZy4 TIL A single misplaced comma created a giant legal loophole in the 1972 U.S Tariff Act, costing the government $1,000,000.
lwl1 TIL Russian hamsters are monogamous and particularly male hamsters may become very depressed if separated with their mate; becoming inactive, eating more and showing similar behavior to depressed humans.
DQVWe TIL that in 2002 we calculated the average color of the observable universe, and named it „Cosmic Latte“
GYrWE TIL there is a species of freshwater seal that lives in a lake in northern Canada, the only seal population to do so
yV58X TIL a man in San Francisco deposited a junk mail check written for $95,000 dollars, received the money, and built a career off of the event.