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TIL that gambling is analogous to a scarcity-related foraging behavior found in non-human species.

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PYaQZ TIL that the French military actually has the best military record of the last 800 years
JYgol TIL Brown Recluse bites are often misdiagnosed and are commonly staph infections from the puncture.
R5xa1 TIL that a giant Publix birthday cake serves as the water tower for Lakeland, FL. Built in the 1980s the tower stands at 146 ft tall and delivers 250k gallons of water per minute.
j61Gn TIL about "Slack Fill" lawsuits, suits aimed at food companies for packing their food only a fraction of the each container's capacity. Most of these are class-action suits and the majority of the U.S. suits are filed from Northern California. In fact lawyers call San Francisco the "Food Court".
rNLRM TIL Edinburgh, Scotland was the first city in the world to have its own fire brigade