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TIL - The size that acorns grow to is partly dictated by how large the mouths of birds and squirrels are - if the acorns grow too large the animals can’t disperse them away from the tree which is critical for germination an seedling growth

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P1E9J TIL The first known case of mastitis (inflammation of the breast) dates back to the 5th century BCE. The specific case was when Empress Atossa of Persia had a mass successful exercised from her breast by the Greek slave Democedes.
VMZ9Q TIL that when Indonesia became independent in 1949, it chose a new red and white flag (????????). Monaco complained bitterly about it, because it was exactly the same as their existing flag (????????). However, Monaco was then not a member of the UN, and was small enough to be ignored
9Y4Ap TIL Costco’s hot dogs started out as a single hot dog cart vendor in front of their San Diego warehouse, using Hebrew National dogs.
Jnwv TIL that 40 Year Old Virgin star Shelley Malil is serving a life sentence in prison for attempted murder
WXgA TIL that Hasidic Jews in New York took over a school board, gutting the education system because they thought it was unfair to pay taxes for a service they don’t use.