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TIL: Opium-Addicted Parrots Keep Raiding Poppy Farms in India

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ZZMD TIL the Federal Reserve is not owned by the government, and that it is owned by private shareholders and banks.
GAVgJ TIL that King George IV attempted to divorce his wife by Act of Parliament - neither he nor Queen Caroline would admit to adultery, so the bill would declare Caroline guilty
5RWr TIL that Larry David didn’t want to use the name Kramer, as it was was based on his former neighbor of the same name, thinking he would take advantage. He was proved right when Kenny Kramer created the “Kramer Reality Tour”, which points out locations from scenes in Seinfeld.
D1kDJ TIL that women can produce breast milk without pregnancy or giving birth. This is called “induced lactation”, which allows women to breastfeed babies they didn’t give birth to, such as via adoption and surrogate.
5Y1b9 TIL prehistoric hunter-gatherer tribes had an average group limit of 50 people. Incidentally, modern research shows that in the video game World of Warcraft, maximum group player cohesiveness occurs at a limit of 50 players.