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TIL a Giffen good is a product that people consume more of as the price rises and vice versa, violating the law of demand.

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neA59 TIL about ripening caching, where animals will hoard initially inedible food items with the intention of ripening it. Tayras, a type of Central American weasel, have been observed hiding whole green plantains which they come back to eat once ripened.
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wo6AJ TIL the study and collection of postcards is called deltiology. The term was coined in 1945 from the Greek word "deltion", meaning "small illustrated tablet or card".