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TIL Every fourth generation of Monarch Butterflies lives 8 times longer than the previous generations and travels 10 times farther during migration.

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x4rw TIL after realizing an aspiring magician was actually in his twenties and had childlike handwriting due to a disability, David Copperfield founded Project Magic. A program that teaches people with disabilities how to do sleight of hand magic in order to enhance motor skills and gain self confidence
r8X4 TIL Lucy was a chimp who was raised as a human. She was forced back into the wild at the age of 12 when she was more human than ape. A year later, her remains were found with her skin, hands, and feet taken by poachers. It is believe she openly approached them due to her friendliness towards humans.
wLO1E TIL The law making it illegal to profit from illicitly-obtained commodity reports is called "The Eddie Murphy Rule."
pY8ZN TIL the McDonald’s value menu hamburger is pretty much the same size as the original burger when the chain was founded 70 years ago, larger burgers were not offered. Fast food portion sizes have drastically increased, and the weight of the average American male is up about 30lbs since.
No41 TIL the amount of heroin required for an overdose is only 5 times higher than the amount needed to get high