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TIL around 80% of rabbits purchased as Easter gifts are abandoned and end up in shelters or dying in the wild. Pet rabbits can live for 10-12 years, and aren't a good impulsive gift for children.

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kJrlW TIL the Fast and Furious movie series is called Wild Speed in Japan. Some of the titles also include spoilers for major plot points as well.
Vlm0 TIL the tax rate for the highest earners under Republican president Eisenhower was 91%. It currently stands at 35%.
AD95d TIL of "slow television"—live, nonstop TV coverage of an ordinary event in its complete length. Slow TV was popularized by the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation's 7-hour broadcast of the train ride from Bergen to Oslo in 2009, and a 134-hour broadcast of the MS Nordnorge's coastal voyage in 2011.
b67n7 TIL that Seahorses live in the Hudson River. Seahorses are found in temperate and tropical waters all over the world, including the Hudson River, which is home to the Lined Seahorse.
jNywX TIL the St. Brice's Day massacre resulted from King Æthelred the Unready's order to kill the Danes in England. This provoked an invasion, which eventually led to the accession of the Danish King Cnut.