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TIL that the USA has been under a State of Emergency since 9/11, with it being renewed every year

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rRjny TIL that in late 2013, an 8 year old girl was orphaned after her entire family died because of a batch of old potatoes that her family had let rot in their cellar. Under the right circumstances, potatoes contain a toxin known as Glycoalkaloids, and this was released in gas form as they rotted.
dy7K TIL that 24 rabbits set lose in Australia grew to a population of 10 billion in about 67 years
4XvD5 TIL Sears used to sell houses during the Jim Crow era, and since they were sold through magazines, no one could deny selling the houses to blacks because of anonymity.
dDkPQ TIL During the 17th century Salem witch trials, many of the women accused of witchcraft and burned alive are believed to have suffered from epilepsy and community members misinterpreted seizures as demonic possession.
OoYR TIL: If you have a problem with coyotes or wild dogs on your farm you can solve your problem and protect your pasture by adding a “Guard Donkey”.