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TIL the raccoon population in the UK has exploded, and they’re breaking into homes to steal food and alcohol. They get drunk and wreck havoc.

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a80gZ TIL an earth year had more days in the far past. scientists made this discovery after comparing corals/clams which have corresponding growth rings for each day. depending on the age, fossils record 400 to 420 days instead of our typical 365 a year.
yVZvp TIL birth rates in the U.S have dropped more than 20 % since 2007
OMRR TIL that human females are the only mammals who have large breasts all the time, unrelated to whether or not they’re breastfeeding.
E11w TIL that when Mr Potato Head first appeared in 1952, only the parts were supplied and parents had to provide the potato to stick the bits into.
5E7r TIL - Men in their 20s that ejaculate often may impart protections against prostate cancer later in life.