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TIL a group of butterflies is called a kaleidoscope

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wle1 TIL that families in blood debt some times attempt to resolve the situation by leaving a baby (face down into a pillow) on their doorstep. If the grieving family turn the baby over, they accept it into their home and the 2 families are related. If they leave the baby to die, the feud intensifies.
PNPE TIL New York destroyed an entire village full of African-American landowners to create Central Park
6PQ8 TIL When asked what was the speed of sound Albert Einstein said: “[I do not] carry such information in my mind since it is readily available in books.”
wLJn1 TIL That copyright on Mickey Mouse will expire on January 1, 2024. Batman, Superman and several Looney Tunes character will enter the public domain between 2031 and 2034.
jNRxR TIL that in the 50s a frenchman was both fined and given a gold medal for the unintentional killing of an estimated 90% of the rabbits in France, 99% in Britain and many more across western Europe