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TIL red squirrels harvest mushrooms and then hang them in trees to dry. Once dried they collect them and store them for the winter.

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mxypE TIL that there are many scientific names for water such as dihydrogen monoxide (subject of a famous hoax), oxidane, hydrohydroxic acid, hydric acid, hydrogen oxide, hydrol, and hydrogen hydroxide. Most of these names are not widely used, but are technically correct.
XV8j TIL Americans Believe Violence is Worse than Ever; When in Reality U.S. Violence is Lower than Ever
J1QVQ TIL former US president Jimmy Carter and Motown Records founder Berry Gordy are related by way of their great-grandfather James Thomas Gordy.
R5848 TIL divorce risk goes down if the husband wins the lottery but goes up if the wife wins.
X0BwE TIL that lions are native to India and that the last ones in Asia are found in Gir national park