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TIL that crocodiles but not alligators are capable of skin color change

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Mgem TIL a man spent 7 years drawing an incredibly intricate maze
Zp8ga TIL about “The deadly accordion wars of Lesotho” where you can be murdered for playing music. “After one Famo musician allegedly shot another in 2004, a cycle of revenge developed, fuelled by poisonous lyrics in songs.” This has now led to Lesotho having the sixth-highest homicide rate in the world.
kd5B TIL that kids of dry cleaners are 3-½ times more likely to develop schizophrenia, possibly due to prolonged exposure to toxic chemicals.
GDvG TIL that at age 12, Laura Ingalls Wilder defended herself against a sexual advance with a knife, and that her editor later cut the scene from her book (p. 1, last ¼th)
7g6p TIL That Mel Brooks witnessed Sid Caesar knocking down a horse with one punch, and this event inspired the scene in ‘Blazing Saddles.’