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TIL that Calvin Klein’s Obsession for Men fragrance is used by researchers to attract animals to cameras in the wilderness

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pYrwA TIL that there were 26 Children and 36 Spouses of Spanish-American War veterans still receiving VA benefits or pensions as of 2021. The war happened nearly 125 years ago.
9wVPp TIL that reading articles and news involving traumatic events can cause something caused vicarious trauma, which is like a form of PTSD but from second-hand experience.
x66j7 TIL There is more fresh water floating around in the atmosphere than in all the rivers of Earth combined.
R5WJw TIL one species of spider beetle can survive temperatures of up to 56 degrees Celsius.
yVVvJ TIL when Austria was annexed by Nazi Germany in 1938, people in the capital Vienna were so violent towards their Jewish population the Nazi government threatened the the local authorities against 'undisciplined' attacks on the city's Jews (Paywalled)