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TIL insecticide laced cotton balls are placed in the wild for mice to collect for nests to control tick populations.

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4gPg TIL The VA lobotomized thousands of WW2 veterans that suffered from PTSD.
LkkbV Humans have long recognized the song of trees. One biologist argues that listening to forests again can spark a new ecological consciousness, naturally.
X07ZQ TIL that relatively unknown band Levellers hold the record of performing to the largest crowd at any iteration of the Glastonbury festival. The record, set in 1994, stands today at 300,000 people.
4XJlo TIL about WASP: the Women Airforce Service Pilots, civilian female pilots who flew in non combat situations for the US Army during WWII
Z8LER TIL of the Halifax Explosion. ~2900 Tons of explosive materials unintentionally detonated in Canadian harbor during WWI.