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TIL Rabbits can smell their dead relatives in the feces of predators.

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m14lM TIL that in Iceland, "playing chess with the Pope" is a phrase that means to defecate.
mx96R TIL being overweight, but not obese, results in a lower mortality rate than being in the "normal" range (using BMI as a measure).
ZpMlv TIL that Maat is the ancient Egyptian concept of truth, balance, order, harmony and justice. Maat was also the goddess who personified these concepts, and regulated the stars, seasons, and the actions of mortals and the deities who had brought order from chaos at the time of creation.
mx65O TIL the brains of long-term drug users "forget" how to produce dopamine naturally because the drugs have been producing it instead. In some cases, natural production never goes back to normal, even after long-term sobriety.
ry61 TIL upon his death, otr & tv star Jack Benny’s widow, Mary, received a red rose. After several days, with another rose delivered each day, Mary called to find out who was sending them. The florist told her that Benny made arrangements for a rose to be sent to her every day for the rest of her life.