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TIL "Alpha" wolves only exist in captive wolf populations

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VB7Yp TIL Lightning bugs lay their eggs in soil during the summer, not in fallen autumn leaves
AN0lx TIL of French Neo-Socialist, Marcel Déat. In May of 1939 he wrote 'Why Die for Danzig' (Mourir pour Dantzig?) urging France to appease Hitler by surrendering to his ultimatum for Danzig. Déat would later act as a collaborator with Vichy France.
5YJOR TIL that Maria Von Trapp, whose memoir inspired “The Sound of Music” and who made a cameo appearance in the film, was not invited to the premiere. Von Trapp later inquired why and producers told her, “There were no seats left,” without apology.
Z8xQv TIL of Duexis, a brand name medication consisting of ibuprofen 800 (4 advils) and famotidine 26.6 (1 and 1/3 pepcid) per capsule. A 90 count bottle costs over $3000, whereas 360 advils and 120 pepcid cost around $25.
jl4M TIL: that Sarah Cecilie Finkelstein discovered that she was a missing child after seeing herself on the back of a milk carton