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TIL Due to their reclusive nature, scientists are unsure how long a pangolin lives in the wild.

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V6xQ TIL Children living below the federal poverty line are 60% more likely to have a psychiatric disorder.
D87V TIL that human saliva contains natural painkiller which is nearly six times more potent than morphine.
9YOQr TIL that Plymouth, the capital of the island country Montserrat, has 0 inhabitants. It was built near a volcano which erupted in 1997, substantially burning the town and burying it in ashes. The town was evacuated, but remains the de jure capital, making it the ony ghost-town capital in the world.
GOnE TIL Each of the suits on a deck of cards represents the four major pillars of the economy in the middle ages: heart represented the Church, spades represented the military, clubs represented agriculture, and diamonds represented the merchant class
QJe66 TIL Ontario, Canada has a native Lizard called the Five-Lined Skink.