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TIL in 1968-73 more than 173,000 squirrel monkeys were imported to the US, and largely delivered by mail to people ordering them from comic book advertisements.

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XEDlj TIL that on December 28, 1973, after having worked for 16 hours a day without breaks for six weeks, the crew of the Skylab space station mutineed and shut off communications with ground control for a day
XEb4E TIL as of 2019, the quit rate of U.S. employees was at a record-breaking high of 2.3%, the highest it's been in 15 years. That number remained unchanged for 11 straight months, from June 2018 through May 2019, making the longest static period for the rate on record.
05LN TIL that only parents who believe sugar will cause hyperactivity in their children will notice the effect, while parents that do not believe in it are extremely less likely to notice hyperactivity in their children.
gJO8 TIL there was an 18th-century racehorse named Potoooooooo. His name was originally Potatoes, but when his owner told the stable boy to write his name on a feed bin, he misheard it as “pot-eight-o’s”. The owner found it so funny that he kept it as the horse’s name.
x6V6k TIL Silverfish can survive without food for over 300 days if water is available.