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TIL the Catholic Church designated Beavers and Capybaras as fish, allowed to be eaten during Lent, due to their aquatic nature.

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Oob7g TIL: Waka Flocka Flame, Kesha, and John Cena got higher ACT scores than Steve Jobs and three U.S. presidents.
epZY4 TIL Diamond Dallas Page (DDP) sued Jay-Z over the diamond hand gesture that had been trademarked by DDP and won
xVklk TIL of the Shirky Principle: "Institutions will try to preserve the problem to which they are the solution."
woZB8 TIL in the US, 80% of receipts at major store chains contain "toxic" chemicals
YXwx TIL That there are spiders who are social and live in colonies. A single nest was reported to be over 25 feet in length, 6-8 feet wide and 4-5 feet high – perhaps the home to 50,000 spiders.