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TIL that opossums almost never carry rabies due to their lower body temperature

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QJNoa TIL of the Truck System, in which companies paid employees in "company scrips", which were only good in company stores. It was supposed to encourage "loyalty" of workers.
M7j08 TIL that in 2008 City officials in Swansea, Wales mistakenly printed an automated "I'm not at the office at the moment. Send any work to be translated" email reply on a road sign instead of the actual traffic safety message they wanted translated from English to Welsh.
ARJ4 TIL British singer Lily Allen’s 2007 single, “Alfie” is about her lazy pothead brother and how she wants him to make something of his life instead of being a bum. Her brother is Alfie Allen, better known as the actor who plays Theon Greyjoy in HBO’s “Game of Thrones”.
xVllo TIL Cheerios will send you wildflower seeds for free. Suitable as a garden plant across the country, the seed mix will help to create new places for honeybees to thrive.
9oO7 TIL that for all the hysteria, peak membership in the Flat Earth Society was 3500 people in the late 90s