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TIL because the trees require year round watering, California's almond farmers are responsible for 10% of the states annual water demand: ten million acre-feet, or 3.25 trillion gallons.

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5VdnP TIL about the Dancing Plague of 1518 in Strasbourg, France. Hundreds of people took to the streets dancing for days without rest, and over the period, some of those affected collapsed or even died of heart attack, stroke, or exhaustion.
eObE TIL: 59 years ago Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat. But 59 years and 9 months ago Claudette Colvin did the same thing, but the black community leaders didn’t publicize it because she was an unwed pregnant teen and didn’t want her to be the face of the cause.
wLNaM TIL about Owney the Postal Dog! He was a terrier mix that captured the hearts of railway postal workers and rode the trains with them. They even awarded him medals for his service - so many that they filled his collar and a little harness, special-made. Owney was a very good boy, indeed!
PB9V TIL that a velociraptor was about the size of a big chicken.
KOolB TIL that the drawer under your stove is not originally intended for storing extra cookware, but for keeping cooked food warm during meal preparation.