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TIL people in Seattle are considered cold and stand-offish, making it extremely hard to make new friends in the city. This phenomena is referred to as the “Seattle Freeze”

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XEOg8 TIL Washington Redskins' owner Dan Snyder once cut down trees along the Potomac River so that he could see it from his house. The trees were located in a national park, and a ranger who raised concern about the issue was raided by US Marshals
9wQYm TIL Ennis Cosby, Bill Cosby's son, was murdered in Bel-Air
R9W9 TIL Vulture stomach systems are so strong they can process anthrax, cholera, and botulism. Their feces is completely sterile which cleans their legs (since they’ve been walking in the stuff most likely) and cools them down (they can’t sweat).
78ML7 TIL that Volkswagen had a huge ranch in the Brazilian Amazonia and is accused of have used modern slaves in the 70s and 80s
4Xono TIL that the lengthy route that the laryngeal nerve travels from the brain, down into the chest, before ending at the voice box, is strong evidence of a lack of intelligent design and supports evolution.