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TIL that in a study done in 2020, painting eyespots on cattle butts was shown to be an effective measure in deterring predators.

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VREm TIL Over 2000 years ago, Eratosthenes of Cyrene managed to calculate the Earth’s circumference without ever leaving Egypt and he was accurate to within 2%
a8Bry TIL A Snail Wakes Up After 5 Years of Being Glued to a Museum Card. In 1846, authorities at the British Museum glued what they thought was a deceased snail to a piece of cardboard for display. After it seemingly became unglued 5 years later, they discovered it had been alive the whole time.
0wxvL TIL that most of Hawaii's male prison population are housed in Eloy, Arizona by contract. The guards must take a Hawaiian diversity training class.
mxNev TIL Children who mail letters to Santa at the North Pole with the zip code 12345 are actually mailing a GE plant in Schenectady NY. Workers take their lunch break to respond to children's letters pretending to be Santa's elves.
8avWb TIL of "The 2904 Run" which is a NY to LA car race inspired by the Cannonball Run. The objective is to drive the 2904 miles from New York to California on a budget of $2,904 and that includes the car, fuel, toll, tickets, food, etc... The current record is 32 hours and 5 minutes