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TIL that dog and cat feces is a better fertilizer than most manures because of it's high phosphorus content.

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VMLWZ TIL that a public beach at California's Pt. Reyes Natl. Seashore was closed after the 2018 US govt shutdown. However, it was not reopened after the shutdown ended; over the month with no human activity, a breeding colony of elephant seals had invaded the beach, picnic area, and even its parking lot.
D18QP TIL the smallest US post office is in the middle of the Florida Everglades, the Ochopee Post Office - it was originally a 7x8' shed for a tomato farm!
rYkd TIL A psychiatrist convicted of Marijuana possession escaped from prison after cheating on a psychology test that he designed himself so that he was placed in a lower security prison.
E1W1o TIL that Jamie Lee Curtis is a Baroness because her husband Christopher Guest inherited the title of Baron and is a member of the House of Lords. She however rejects the use of the title because she believes it has nothing to do with her.
pLaG TIL that when the Titanic was found in 1985, the famous Grand Staircase (appearing in many films of the sinking) was missing. During the filming of the 1997 movie, the replica was torn out by the water when the set was flooded; the real staircase was likely ripped out of the ship in the same way.