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TIL Declawing cats is legal in most US states but forbidden by the EU

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vP517 TIL that crustless bread was used as an eraser during the Japanese Meiji era (1868–1912). Since there was no restriction, it was often used to partially satiate hunger.
BgnBr TIL Sierra Mixe corn is a traditional crop grown in Mexico that has a symbiotic relationship to nitrogen-fixing bacteria. It has additional aerial roots that secrete mucous to support the bacteria that fertilize it.
Mewmb TIL that the difference between freestone and clingstone peaches is literally how much the fruit’s flesh clings to the pit (stone). With freestone peaches, the fruit easily pulls away from the pit, while clingstone peach flesh stubbornly clings to the pit.
8Y6V TIL that Denmark’s current Queen illustrated the Danish edition of The Lord of the Rings.
a69y TIL Georgre Ohr, the “mad potter of Biloxi” had an 18" mustache that he curled behind his ears and tied behind his head. No one bought his wacky pottery for the ridiculous asking price of $25. Some of his work is worth up to 25 million today, as he predicted it someday would be.