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TIL Ethiopia has 13 months, is still in the year 2005, and celebrates New Years on September 11.

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Yp0ox TIL A Chicago grocery store ran an ad congratulating Michael Jordan on entering the NBA Hall of Fame. Jordan sued and won $8.9 million for using his name
a8POL Till that deaf people have actually been seen to use sign language in their sleep.
GJeG TIL that many countries have built wildlife crossings; structures that allow animals to cross man made barriers. In the US they have been used to protect Mountain Goats in Montana, Spotted Salamanders in Massachusetts, Bighorn Sheep in Colorado, Desert Tortoises, and endangered Florida Panthers
xlyb TIL that bears can drastically reduce their heart rate when injured as a defense mechanism against blood loss.