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TIL that butterflies sometimes drink turtle's tears to get the necessary sodium for their diet

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e0W9k TIL that in 1906 Eleanor Roosevelt bought a chicken-wire cage for hanging from the window of her New York City townhouse for first child, Anna, to nap in—a practice known as "airing" for city dwelling children.
XE90E TIL the only remake to win an Oscar for best picture is 'The Departed'
oB7YR TIL that in 1916 there was a proposed Amendment to the US Constitution that would put all acts of war to a national vote, and anyone voting yes would have to register as a volunteer for service in the United States Army.
bKGE TIL that in 2010, Israel’s weekly state lottery drew exactly the same 6 numbers as the draw 3 weeks earlier – an event statisticians said was a one in four trillion chance.
epOJn TIL that North Korea once beat Italy in the FIFA World Cup