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TIL shrikes will impale their prey on spikes to eat or save them for later.

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ANDo TIL that the US drinking age was raised from 18 to 21 due to the efforts of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD). They successfully lobbied congress to create a law that imposed a federal penalty on any state that did not comply.
X0kjj TIL there was once a Danish chef who spent ten years undercover arranging a fake arms deal with North Korea - and filmed it all
GAPrJ TIL that “renumeration” isn’t a word and we’ve all been pronouncing “remuneration” wrong.
8eakZ TIL Washington Irving, author of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, had a huge impact on American culture. He popularized the name "Gotham" for New York City & is responsible for our perception of Santa Claus as he wrote, in 1812, about Saint Nicholas flying over treetops in a flying wagon.
Wma4 TIL opossums have the most nipples of any animal.