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TIL Rats laugh when tickled. The laughter is high pitched and beyond the range of human hearing

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8ewa8 TIL that Caterpie is based on the Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Zra4 TIL that the “Great Pyramid” was constructed using approx. 2.3 million stones, each weighing between 2.5-15 tons. In order to finish the “Great Pyramid” in 23 years, the workers would have to set a block every 2.5 minutes, every day of the week for 23 years using no wheels, pulleys or work animals.
awbkA TIL that in the US Civil War, the prisoner exchange system broke down over the CSA's treatment of the Union's black soldiers. Officially, the CSA tried them as rebellious slaves, a capital offense. In practice, they were often just killed instead of captured.
O0Pa TIL the popular 90’s energy drink ‘SURGE’ can still be bought in Norway under the name 'URGE’
WkQO9 TIL when Jimi Hendrix's mother died, his father refused to go to the funeral with his sons. Instead he gave them shots of whisky and told them that was how men should deal with loss.