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TIL that NYC trash collectors refer to maggots as "disco rice":

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rRvn4 TIL out of all the countries that were required to pay reparations from World War II, Finland is the only one known to have paid its bill in full when it sent $300 million to the Soviet Union in 1952.
PYJVE TIL parrots kept as pets will go through severe emotional trauma when they're given away, sold, or abandoned, developing destructive behaviors like screaming, aggression and self mutilation, plucking out their feathers In the wild they are extremely social and often mate for life (60-80 years.)
ejEJ TIL that techniques for cheaply mass-producing truffles have existed since 1808. However, due to a combination of factors, many of these techniques were lost, and despite modern attempts truffle production has never fully recovered.
4XEO6 TIL the cause of discomfort from eating raw kiwis and pineapples, microscopic needles that tear your mouth called Raphides.
awlv9 TIL that in 1967 legendary animator Bill Plympton met, and was influenced by, the work of cartoonist Homer Groening, father of 'Simpsons' creator Matt Groening, a whole 20 years before the first 'Simpsons' cartoons aired