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TIL House Sparrows and other birds have been known to use shopping carts as Trojan Horses to enter stores.

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Qlk TIL Because genetic determination of some coat colors in cats is linked to the X chromosome, calicoes are nearly always female.
dDMRK TIL virtually all communion wafers distributed in churches in the USA are made by one for-profit company
1aQK7 TIL the oldest boat ever found was the Pesse canoe, carbon dating indicates that the boat was constructed during the early mesolithic period between 8040 BCE and 7510 BCE
rdDy TIL that sleep deprived drivers cause accidents because of ‘microsleep’ episodes during which they lose consciousness for up to thirty seconds. Most people do not realize that they had a microsleep episode and think they were awake all along.
69Lo7 TIL there is a species of jumping spider in Africa which specializes in feeding on blood-filled female mosquitoes.