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TIL New York City had a rat population of approximately 2,000,000 rats in 2014, but this number has likely decreased due to 2021 Tropical Storm Ida causing mass drownings.

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Oko1 TIL jams are made from fruit, while jellies are made from juice. Preserves have chunks of fruit, conserves have dried fruit or nuts, and marmalades have peel and pulp. Fruit butters are slow cooked to a smooth consistency.
rY4W TIL researchers printed out a beating mouse heart using a modified printer with cells in the ink cartridge.
YyZA TIL there is an island which is controlled by both France and Spain for alternating periods of six months
R7vZj TIL that a loofah sponge is actually a type of cucumber and not from the ocean.
pYGgQ TIL that Robert Oppenheimer's Interim Committee advised the American government not to warn Hiroshima's civilians of the impending atomic bomb. He was nervous that the bomb may not detonate properly, and also felt that a lack of warning would create a greater panic among Japanese leadership.