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TIL It's a myth rats/mice absolutely love cheese, they prefer sweet foods

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GYAA5 TIL that Flatworms participate in “penis fencing” where two hermaphroditic worms try to impregnate the other in order to become the alpha male, rather than having to bear children.
g6db TIL In the English language, there is a new word created every 98 minutes or about 14.7 words per day.
ojjo TIL of Anglish, a form of English where no Latin based words are used, in favor of Germanic forms, such as using “wordstock” in place of “vocabulary.”
1a7PP TIL after a British Airways 747 had all 4 engines disabled, the pilot announced it by saying, "Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We have a small problem. All four engines have stopped. We are doing our damnedest to get them going again. I trust you are not in too much distress.".
rNeXd TIL about the “Starving Time” in the colony of Jamestown, a devastating winter which caused all but 61 of the original 500 colonists to starve to death, with several people resorting to cannibalism.