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TIL Japanese beetles did not exist in North America until 1912. They were first observed in a nursery in New Jersey after an international shipment of iris bulbs

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LmOr TIL that praising a child’s intelligence may encourage them to only engage in low-risk tasks in which their intelligence won’t be challenged, as learning takes a backseat to praise-seeking. This will often last throughout adulthood. Want better results? Praise them on their efforts instead.
QBpa TIL that Mahatma Gandhi’s assassin is seen as a patriot by many Indians. This has led to attempts to create a glowing documentary of him, install busts in his likeness in political buildings, and even build a temple in his honor.
xVNr1 TIL that while American Sign Language is NOT universal and vastly different than even other English speaking countries, it is similar to French Sign Language because of frenchman Laurent Clerc who helped found the first school of the Deaf in America.
grgW TIL that after finding his wife was cheating on him, Peter the Great of Russia beheaded Willem Mons, put his head in a jar, and made his wife spend time with it every day.
QNKvX TIL thermal and night vision sniper scopes are illegal in California