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TIL Wild Rodents Will Run on Mouse Wheels if You Leave Them in the Woods

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51VR TIL teens in rural America are more likely to get pregnant than teens from US cities.
W7aQN TIL about Carfentanil, it has approximately 4,000 times the potency of heroin, and 20 to 100 times the potency of fentanyl in animal studies. The toxicity of carfentanil has been compared to that of nerve gas, and raised concerns about its potential use as a chemical weapon.
78m1X TIL that in 1878, US Supreme Court Justice Ward Hunt suffered a stroke which thereafter left him unable to either attend court sessions or to render opinions. Yet he refused to resign for another 4 years, his sole reason being to stay long enough to claim his pension.
697Dw TIL the creator of "Peanut Butter Jelly Time" died in a police standoff after shooting a cop. After he took to random men hostage and barricaded himself, his cousin - Snoop Dogg - tried and failed to talk him down.
MlpW TIL that Paul Revere did not complete his famous ride; he was captured by the British. He was riding with two other men; William Dawes escaped, then fell off his horse. The third man, Dr. Samuel Prescott, was the only one who actually made it to their destination, Concord.