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TIL that James Madison said that “if tyranny and oppression come to this land, it will be under the guise of fighting a foreign enemy.”

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nep9o TIL that three people stole $18 million dollars worth of Maple Syrup in Quebec. This was over the course of about a year.
EO7o TIL a Tiger Shark’s survival begins in its mother’s uterus, where it must fight it’s brothers and sisters. The survivor eats the others and is born.
4k4x5 TIL the reason some have vivid dreams after abstaining from cannabis is because cannabis can reduce REM sleep.
kJZJ7 TIL of Volcano Snails, an endangered species of gastropod that live only around deep-sea hydrothermal vents, in environments that reach 400°C (750°F). They are the only living animals that possess an armour of hundreds of iron and pyrite mineralised plates (sclerites), and have an iron-infused shell
p8L0Z TIL Blind people don’t suffer from schizophrenia