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TIL Some schools in the US use "clip charts" in school to discourage poor behaviour

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LQlo0 TIL: about the 1871 Peshtigo WI Fire. It was far worse than the great Chicago fire that burned on the same day. The fire consumed 17 entire cities and over 1.2 million acres, leaving up to 2,500 dead. The dead were buried in mass graves because there was no one left to identify the bodies.
kJap1 TIL that actress Zoe Perry, who stars as Sheldon Cooper’s mom in "Young Sheldon," is the daughter of actress Laurie Metcalf, who also stars as Sheldon’s mom, but in "The Big Bang Theory". Despite this family link, Zoe Perry received the role through an audition.
nLVo TIL that Maruyama Zoo in Japan tried to mate two male hyenas for four years.
4rew TIL that the classing ‘Kong’ dog toy is so called because a friend of the creator thought it looked like 'An earplug for King Kong’
p8gw8 TIL that a cape made of Madagascar Golden Orb spider silk went on display in 2012 at the London V&A museum. 1.2 million spiders provided the silk and it took 8 years to create.