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TIL that over 600,000 kids pass through the US foster care system annually; some will be adopted, but most will be reunited with their parents.

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VB1w0 TIL - The first automotive recall was for the Ford Model T due to chigger bites. Ford either used Spanish Moss for seat padding or Spanish Moss as stuffing for Cypress wood crates, with the Cypress being used for the dashboard. Both items created a small ecosystem for the chiggers.
LkmBV TIL an immune disease named Anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis is suspected of being an underlying cause of most of the historical accounts of demonic possession
Xp9j TIL that Ukraine in 1994 gave up its nuclear weapons to Russia and in return Russia (together with US and UK) agreed to respect Ukrainian independence and sovereignty within her borders (among other things)
x6EE1 TIL that Webster's Third, basis of the current Merriam-Webster Dictionary, was widely criticized when published in 1961 for condoning the use of "ain't" among other permissive changes
6eDJ TIL that while in the army Mr. T was given the punishment of chopping down trees. The sergeant didn’t tell him how many, so Mr. T single-handedly chopped down 70 in 3.5 hours.