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TIL Armadillos can jump 3-4 feet in the air when startled
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TIL ancient stone slabs in Japan had the following message: “High dwellings are the peace and harmony of our descendants. Remember the calamity of the great tsunamis. Do not build any homes below this point.”
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TIL that between WW1 & WW2 the USA had a war plan in place for invading Canada in fears the British Empire would try to invade the USA through their colonies. War plan red was even updated to authorise the use of chemical weapons against Canadian citizens.
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TIL there was a movement in the early 1900s that wanted to replace all politicians and business persons with scientists and engineers.
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TIL that spills in an ice hotel are cleaned with an ice pick and then packed with snow.
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TIL that cashew trees are in the same family as poison ivy and poison sumac. They are usually sold shelled and roasted because if not, the shell oil may cause a skin reaction similar to poison ivy.