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TIL that chihuahuas are named after a place in mexico

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4keAN TIL Magpul®, the firearms and firearms accessories manufacturer, is named "Magpul" because they began with creating a tool that helps to more easily pull a magazine from a pouch.
Z8v04 TIL Grazing animals such as horses and bison are known to engineer the landscape around them, for example suppressing the growth of trees by trampling or eating saplings. When this process is harnessed to restore an ecosystem to a previous state it is called rewilding.
Brg4y TIL that ageists age worse
OoKR4 TIL Mew was to be an obtainable pokemon in red and blue but was scratched due the lack of cartridge space, which is one of the many reasons pokemon became so popular.
a8jKA TIL the "Three Wise Monkeys" - See No Evil (covers eyes) | Hear No Evil (covers ears) | Speak No Evil (covers mouth) - Are sometimes depicted with a fourth sibling. This monkey covers his groin with his hands and is described as "Do No Evil."