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TIL Male chickens over 1 year old are roosters, those under are known as cockerels. Females over a year old are hens while those under are pullets.

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nWe89 TIL about the Poison Fire Coral (Podostroma cornu-damae) a deadly fungus that's toxins can be absorbed by the skin and cause your skin to peel away. It has been found outside of where it was thought to only exist.
xvx5 TIL that in Libya under Gaddafi, electricity is free, all newlyweds receive $50,000 by the government to buy their first apartment, and if a Libyan is unable to find employment after graduation, the state would pay the average salary of the profession as if he is employed until employment is found.
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l7YoN TIL That the majority of Purple Hearts issued to the US military over the last seventy five years were produced in 1945. In anticipation of high casualties for the unrealized invasion of Japan high production of the medal resulted in an end of war surplus of almost 500 000.