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TIL that the Inca Empire lasted less than 100 years

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XOgX TIL there is a slang term for plastic bags which are caught in trees and bushes: witches’ knickers.
lynA TIL that all presidents and first ladies have secret service protection for life, and further that any children of former presidents get secret service protection until they turn 16.
JmE1 TIL - ‘Petrichor’ is the word for 'the smell of rain.’ Petrichor is caused by the oil exuded by plants during dry times to slow seed growth being washed into the air by the rain.
WG94 TIL that Los Angeles County in California has a higher population than 43 US states.
j6GxM TIL about the Great British Dog and Cat Massacre of 1939. In which Londoners, to prepare for war with Nazi Germany, voluntarily killed over 400,000 of their home pets in a one month period so as to ease the strain on resources. The deaths were found to be mostly unnecessary.