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TIL an alligator can go two years without feeding by burning fat reserves at the base of it's tail.

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xVWyD TIL Lynn Margulis, proponent for the significance of symbiosis in evolution (bacteria merging into other bacteria to form more complex cells), had such trouble getting her ideas recognized that a grant proposal was returned with "Your research is crap. Don't ever bother to apply again."
oXX7 TIL pepper spray is illegal in Canada. If pepper spray is used on another person causing serious bodily harm or harming the environment it can carry a penalty up to a fine of $500,000 and imprisonment of up to 3 years.
OoRna TIL that the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company Director of Research wrote in a private internal memo that the warning labels on cigarettes helped boost sales with young adults who love taking risks and believe they are "immortal"
AbXd TIL: Corrections Corporation of America is a private company that owns jails that had 1.7 billion dollars in revenue in 2012.
Jbl4 TIL Green Man from “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” is based on a true story. Show creator Rob McElhenney attended an Eagles game with a friend, who after they won, changed into a full-body green lycra suit, and yelled, “I’m the Green Man!”