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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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GyNQ TIL Germany is the only country in which the McRib is available all year round
96Wp TIL in circuses, the Sousa march “The Stars and Stripes Forever” is played by bands to alert workers to a life-threatening emergency, and to expedite removing the audience. It is never a part of regular circus music programs for this reason.
4XeLg TIL that after Chicago officials failed to capture a rogue alligator for 8 days, Chicago hired Florida Man who caught it in less than 24 hours; locals dubbed the alligator "Chance the Snapper"
eRa5 TIL Muhammad Ali called Michael J. Fox after his Parkinson’s diagnosis and said, “Now that you’re in the fight, we’ll win.”
dvOQ TIL Twenty year old Ben Franklin devised a list of virtues to help him live a better life, a list which he followed until he died at age 84. They include: “Imitate Jesus and Socrates” and “avoid trifling conversation”