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TIL that more collect calls are made on Father's Day than on any other day of the year.

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0OdL TIL that a green card for an entire family can be purchased from the US Government for $1 million. Anyone who invests $1 million and creates at least 10 permanent jobs, or invests $500,000 in a targeted area is automatically entitled to permanent residence, for them and their family.
LkwZ TIL that Gandhi wrote a letter to “every Briton” urging them to surrender to Hitler and “Let them take possession of your beautiful island, with your many beautiful buildings.”
awB6y TIL the last time a living Democratic president transferred the presidency to another Democrat was on March 4, 1857.
8aMJG TIL caffeine evolved independently in many plants. It's toxic in high doses to hungry insects, and caffeinated leaf litter can make soil toxic for other competing plants. Separately, pollinators receive a light "buzz" from caffeine in pollen, and are more likely to remember the flower's scent.
OoP1X TIL In Greek mythology Theseus encountered a bandit named Sinis who would kill travelers by having them help him bend pine trees to the ground, after which he would let go causing them to be catapulted to their deaths.