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TIL that “bookworms” aren’t just a term for readers—bookworms are actual bugs that used to burrow into ancient books, damaging them by eating the binding glue and paper fibers.

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R50K1 TIL that as of June 2022, Canada has a land border with Europe. After decades of disagreement – called the 'whisky war' – over who owned the unoccupied Hans Island between the Canadian territory of Nunavut and Greenland, the two governments agreed to split it down the middle.
vv7R TIL - That many people who get new, often free home’s through “Extreme Home Makeover” end up taking out second mortgages they can’t afford, and then lose their home.
JYp6l TIL that the children's group 'The Wiggles' developed their signature "wiggles fingers" so that in photos with children, people would always know where there hands are.
jNaMM TIL Hersheys successfully argued in a US court that the average American cannot read and is confused by packaging in the same colour.
wLgn7 TIL that cats can eat blueberries and other vegetables