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TIL that New York municipal authorities will implement a plan for mass sterilization of the city’s rats, using a chemical to neutralize the reproductive systems of female rats.

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mxAEY TIL of the land of brushes. Kumano city in Japan's Hiroshima prefecture is famous for producing handmade brushes that are used by Hollywood makeup artists among others. But it only specialized in brushmaking after farmers had to sell brushes to earn an income during the agricultural off season.
JYvbv TIL Randy Johnson nicknamed his slider "Mr. Snappy"
XED8j TIL in 1984, the creation of an atomic priesthood to generate a religious mythology involving genetically engineered cats that would glow in the presence of radioactive waste was proposed to warn future generations of the danger and location of radioactive waste in New Mexico.
VG54 TIL A man was shot. He died 33 years later. His death was ruled a murder as a result of the shooting.
7LNr TIL Afraid of flying, Muhammad Ali spent his first flight praying with the parachute strapped to his back. He was heading to Rome.