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TIL sea otters have pockets and many adults carry their favorite rock at all times to break open clams and other shellfish.

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b6Ww9 TIL about the Chinese Exclusion Act, which banned Chinese workers from the U.S. for more than 60 years from 1882 until 1943
PyGw TIL In DNA tests of Tutankhamun’s mummy, scientists found DNA from the mosquito-borne parasites that cause malaria. This is currently the oldest known genetic proof of the disease.
VBYD TIL Saudi Arabia developed robotic camel jockeys because too many 4yo slave boys were dying. Child slave jockeys were outlawed in 2005.
VM71B TIL Malcolm Myatt, a 68-year-old man is dubbed ‘Mr. Happy’ as he is no longer able to feel sadness after suffering from a stroke in 2004.
16kmX TIL that the Olympic Games used to be sponsored by and partnered with Tobacco companies