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TIL that Weird Al Yankovic is a vegan, and when asked how he can justify playing at the Great American Rib Cookoff, he responded “The same way I can rationalize playing at a college even though I’m not a student anymore.”

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Bg8Rb TIL Walmart stores receive 3-4 times more police calls than other big-box retailers like Target. In St. Petersburg, FL, 25% of all arrests are made at a single Walmart location, while in Granite Falls, NC, 92% of larceny calls are attributed to a single Walmart store.
mxWgO TIL Bald eagles share parenting duties: The male and the female take turns incubating the eggs, and they both feed their young. They usually mate for life too.
xVPoo TIL it that King Charles II used to tease his mistress for sleeping late. It is reported that he offered her "all the land she could ride around before breakfast". The next morning he found her already sitting for breakfast after encircling an area currently known as Bestwood Park.
VBlPk TIL that honey bees defend their hive by forming a bee-ball around the attacker and generating heat, basically 'cooking' it from the inside.
4J1w TIL that Red Rain fell in Kerala India and when examined it contained red cells from an unknown origin.