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TIL San Francisco voters select their first, second, and third choices for mayor

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VMvam TIL Benicio Del Toro was originally chosen to play Darth Maul in The Phantom Menace but backed out when George Lucas cut most of the characters lines
0d6GL TIL if young alpacas see humans as part of their own herd, they will sniff at your crotch areas or feet, pull shoelaces, rub up against you, or lie down and roll over on your feet like a dog to establish dominance.Very young males mount their mothers while they are seated in imitation of adult males
v1nNB TIL Punishment by whipping-post remained on the books in Delaware until 1972, when it became the last state to abolish it.
ynlv TIL that the fire hydrant is believed to have been invented by an engineer named Frederick Graff, but this can’t be verified because the patent was destroyed in a fire at the patent office in 1836.
AD4Ba TIL Virginia opossums only have a typical life span of 2-4 years with the oldest captured wild one being 3 years and the oldest in captivity being only 4 years and 5 months old. Common opossums lifespans are even shorter.