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TIL There were only 3 squirrels in Philadelphia in 1847, and urban planners put them there to make public parks better for people!

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KO89Q TIL Some people are actually afraid of being too happy because they think something tragic is going to happen soon. This is known as Cherophobia
nWLW9 TIL - Back in 22 when India played against Australia in a pink ball test, they scored their 5th lowest in history. While they won the series, they lost a very important game which was not expected by fans. Plus, pink ball cricket is not something usual in everyday cricket.
e0XmJ TIL there's a beetle whose larvae stage lures frogs to eat them, but then eats the frog instead. They can even eat the frog after the frog ingests and regurgitates them.
08np TIL that exactly 200 years ago today the British captured Washington DC and burnt the White House to the ground.
bZaZ TIL Mark Twain wrote an essay from the perspective of Satan composing a series of letters about Earth. Link to the full text is at the bottom of the Wikipedia page.