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TIL: Australian possums are more closely related to kangaroos than to North American possums.

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EgvmV TIL a species of ant (Polyrhachis lamellidens) uses other species as slaves. A newly mated queen seeks out a Camponotus japonicus ant colony, sneaks in with stolen pheromones, then kills their queen single-handedly. Workers of the conquered colony raise their new master's brood.
DQvKv TIL: In pre revolutionary France, the tax was called the "taille", which was originally a way for peasants to pay to be exempt from the army. However, it was expanded afterwards. Nobles, clergy, and people living in Paris and Lyon were excluded.
VMdeB TIL about Judge Dread, the first white man who had a reggae hit in Jamaica. Only Bob Marley sold more reggae music in the UK during the 70s. Before he worked as a wrestler "The Masked Executioner", a dept collector and security guy for the Rolling Stones. He died walking off the stage in 1998.
8adw4 TIL Despite being one of the wealthiest, healthiest & an extremely Developed Nation, Singapore has won only 5 medals in its entire Olympic history of over 7 decades. The island state has a population of over 5 million.
0L6p TIL that AT&T held an absolute monopoly on all telephone service in the United States for 100 years until it was broken up in 1984 due to anti-trust regulations. Most cell phone companies today are descendants of AT&T including Verizon and AT&T (formerly Southwestern Bell).