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TIL a poor Mark Twain sold a man a lost dog for $3, then later helped the original owner find the dog for the same amount

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8ekLX TIL that in the US state of Florida, tyramine is a Schedule I drug, illegal in “any material [at] any quantity,” making most wines, cheeses, and chocolates, among other things, technically illegal.
b6M4E TIL that Tea clipper Cutty Sark is named after a character of the poem: Tam O’Shanter by Robert Burns. Where the witch, Nannie wears a cutty sark (short nightgown).
M7jXW TIL that several countries outside of the U.S call American football "Gridiron"
MeEW7 TIL that the kangaroo rat does not need to drink water to survive. Instead, they rely heavily on the water metabolized from the seeds they eat.
QJA79 TIL of the National Eagle Repository. It is the central location for receipt, storage, and distribution of eagles that have been found dead to federally recognized native tribes.