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TIL the vultures in the everglades are attracted to the rubber on cars and so the park offers tarps and bungees to anyone visiting as a means of protection.

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E1lx0 TIL there was a lengthy storyline on the soap opera "Days of Our Lives" (traditionally a quasi-realistic down to Earth series) where a character was possessed by Satan and tried to bring about the ruination of the Church.
5YY5B TIL That the US Coast Guard still has a tall sailing ship in active service, the USCGC Eagle
0wpbL TIL Parasite (parasitus) was an accepted role in Roman society, in which a person could live off the hospitality of others, in return for "flattery, simple services, and a willingness to endure humiliation".
eXvb TIL In 1996 as a hoax, Taco Bell printed in six major American newspapers that it had bought The Liberty Bell and was renaming it The Taco Liberty Bell.
y4yl TIL Brandenn E. Bremmer was a child prodigy who taught himself how to read at 18 months and began playing the piano at 3. He completed high school at age 10 and committed suicide at 14.