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TIL that it takes roughly 40 Gallons of sap to make 1 Gallon of Maple Syrup, and the average Maple Tree will produce anywhere from 10-20 Gallons of sap when tapped.

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vQAB TIL Upon first seeing The Simpsons character Hans Moleman, show creator Matt Groening claimed he was so shriveled and unrealistic that he resembled a “mole man”. According to Groening, many viewers were offended by Moleman’s look. He was made a recurring character in order to annoy these people.
4brJ TIL that between 1924 and 1925, 5.26% of the US population or 6 million people were members of the KKK.
OoVNe TIL that the Maharaja(Indian King) of Jamnagar took in and agreed to look after 1000 orphaned Polish children — Jews and Catholics alike — who faced an uncertain future during World War II. The Maharaja told the children, “You may not have your parents, but I am your father now.”
7nrb TIL an ‘herb’ is the leaf or stems, and 'spice’ is the seed, bud, bark, root, or berry. So because we smoke the buds of marijuana and not the leaves or stems, it should euphemistically be called 'spice’ and not 'herb’.
wLggY TIL Elephants are among the very few land mammals apart from humans to mourn the dead among them and visit their graves.