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TIL porcupines are good climbers and spend much of their time in trees

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nW8O7 TIL of Micheal Swango an American doctor estimated to have killed 60 patients and colleagues
OkV6 TIL Andrew Jackson, the 7th President of the United States, was deeply opposed to the idea of a federal bank. He vetoed the “Second Bank” and was quoted saying “I will kill it”. Now his face is one of the most circulated denomination of the US currency printed by the Federal Bank; the $20 bill.
b9RKp TIL a poll once included the question "Have you ever been decapitated?" 4% of Americans answered yes.
kmne TIL that Big Bertha, a gun used during WW1, was so powerful that troops had to move 300 yards away and put cotton wads in their ears, eyes, and nose, as well as open their mouths, so that their eardrums weren’t burst by the blast presure
oPWA TIL McDonald’s is one of the leading contributors to deforestation in the Amazon and uses questionable tactics to do so.