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TIL that natural Pearls are not only found in oysters, but also mussels, conch, clams, abalone and snails

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VBwR8 TIL Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu, who started the persecution of Catholics, died in 1616 and for many centuries it was believed to be from over-eating tempura, a dish invented by Catholics during Lent while they were visiting Japan in 1543, which was the same year the Shogun had been born. (Maybe Cancer)
eK9b TIL that in 1875 a swarm of locusts 1800 miles long and 110 miles wide swarmed through the western U.S., causing $200M in crop damage. At 12.5 trillion insects, it was the largest concentration of animals ever seen. Less than 30 years later the species had vanished, and was declared extinct in 1902.
WkVZo TIL in the state of Texas, possession of any amount of marijuana edibles is a FELONY. If you’re caught in possession of a single THC gummy bear in Texas, you will be sent to jail for at least 180 days.
gRrL TIL that Bin Laden’s Family was evacuated by the FBI shortly after 9/11 when they received a message from the Saudi ruler saying there were “bin Laden children all over America…Take measures to protect the innocents”
9BMM TIL in the Ecuadorian Rain Forest trees have been discovered that can “walk” up to 20 meters in a year