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TIL Beavers are nocturnal.

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awvP0 TIL the bite from a Lone Star tick can cause a person to be allergic to meat.
W7wV4 [TIL] Sack of Mecca is when the city of Mecca was raided during the Hajj by a claimant to the title Mahdi (Messiah like individual)
mpyR TIL that the Spice Girls’ “Wannabe” is the catchiest pop song in the UK since the 1940s, according to a study. People recognised that song the quickest. Second in the study was “Mambo No 5” by Lou Bega.
d059 TIL There are huge “stepwells” in India up to 13 stories deep which keep the water 5-6 degrees cooler than it is at the surface
xVmjo TIL of “Chronostasis”, a type of temporal illusion in which a new event introduced to the brain can appear to be extended in time. Chronostasis causes the “stopped-clock illusion” which is why the first second after looking at an analog clock can appear to be longer than normal.