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TIL Squirrels forget where they’ve hidden 50% of the nuts they bury resulting in the growth of thousands of trees annually

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jNMEn TIL in 1946, a local chicken farmer offered 100 chicks for each homer the Nashua Dodgers hit. Newcomer Roy Campanella hit 14 in his first season and sent all 1,400 to his father who used them to start a thriving poultry farm. He also went on to become one of the first black major league players.
Lo8Z TIL That Red Wines are never paired with fish because their iron content speeds up the decaying process, leading to a “fishier” taste.
5yrP TIL The US and New Zealand are the only two countries that allow pharmaceutical commercials on TV.
4kaVX TIL that Guy Bradley, America's first game warden and reformed poacher, worked independently to increase the population of white egrets on Pelican Island, the worlds first wildlife refuge, before being killed by a poacher while investigating gunshots at his waterfront home.
QJVgX TIL that the Iconic Mentos jingle has an Original Version