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TIL that groundhogs and woodchucks are the same thing

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OooVg TIL that "Texas" is slang for "crazy" in Norway.
OwO4 TIL of the church of euthanasia. their belief is to “restore balance between humans and the remaining species on earth.” their famous slogan being “Save the Planet, Kill Yourself”
1an97 TIL Draconian laws are named after the 1st Greek legislator, Draco, who meted out severe punishment for very minor offenses. These included enforced slavery for any debtor whose status was lower than that of his creditor and the death sentence for stealing a cabbage.
E1GgW TIL Lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI's) are the fifth-leading cause of death and the leading infectious cause of death
xVJn0 TIL There are over 400 million ways of delivering checkmate in the first 5 moves of a chess game.