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

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x6vVb TIL about a rock conglomerate called Puddingstone, which consists of colorful rounded pebbles in a cemented matrix. It's said to be named after Christmas pudding, aka "Figgy Pudding," due to its occasional resemblance to the dried fruit dish, especially when polished.
oBR6Y TIL that the Windows XP wallpaper titled Bliss was bought from a photographer which is the second-largest payment ever made to a photographer for a single image, however he signed a confidentiality agreement and cannot disclose the exact amount
d8nx8 TIL that all major categories of tea, e.g. green, white, black, come from the same plant and that varieties such as Assam or Ceylon differ only because of the region in which they're grown (from which they take their name).
XRwk TIL Canada declared war on Japan before the USA after Pearl Harbour
JdXj TIL that the United States Navy shot down an Iranian Airbus A300 after it was incorrectly identified as an attacking F-14 Tomcat fighter. The entire 290 civilian passengers and crew onboard were killed.