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TIL Halloween came from an Irish pagan festival -- and people used to carve faces in turnips, not pumpkins

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awaPN TIL That a female signal crayfish will lure her potential mates with her urine. Then, she makes them prove their mettle by beating her in a test of strengh before she allows them to mate with her.
ADlVg TIL that when released in France in 2007, Ratatouille was not only praised for its technical accuracy and attention to culinary detail, it also drew the 4th highest opening-day attendance in French movie history.