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TIL That Magpies hold funerals for their dead

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4XYOR TIL that the White House forbade female staffers and employees from wearing pants instead of skirts until the Energy Crisis of 1973, when building temperatures were lowered and pants were finally allowed.
N1o8 TIL Female koalas indulge in lesbian sex sessions, rejecting male suitors and attempting to mate with each other, sometimes up to five at a time
drZK TIL that Thomas Jefferson was the most multilingual President of the US. In addition to English, he was fluent in Greek, Latin, French, Italian and Spanish. There is also evidence he studied Arabic, Gaelic and Welsh.
Eg0AP TIL that GameMill Publishing (Skull island: Rise of Kong) Also published Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing.
478J TIL in 1950, the US produced 30% of it’s electricity from renewable sources. Today, it’s 13.5%.