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TIL that a tequila worm living on an agave plant is actually indicative of a lower quality tequila due to infestation

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xVOkb TIL that students in France are taught that there are 5 continents. In the US, it's taught that there are 7.
4J1w TIL that Red Rain fell in Kerala India and when examined it contained red cells from an unknown origin.
mgAP TIL a World’s Biggest Liar is an annual competition for telling lies, held in Cumbria, England. Politicians and lawyers are not allowed to enter the competition, because “they are judged to be too skilled at telling porkies”.
vPlRD TIL about the "Secession of the Plebs": In ancient Rome, fed-up commoners staged mass walkouts, leaving elites to fend for themselves, to demand political rights and fair treatment—an early form of protest that shaped Roman democracy
QJOXp TIL some frogs can do venomous headbutts! Two species of Brazilian frogs have skull spines that inject venom when the frogs headbutt their enemies. This was discovered accidentally when a frog headbutted a researcher's hand, leaving him with intense pain for five hours.