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TIL Jehovahs Witnesses approach businesses just as often as personal residences and see it as part of their mission.

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7rX4x TIL about perpetual stew, a stew containing whatever is on hand and added to as needed. Constantly kept above the “danger zone”, it can be in the same pot for years if always above 140f, creating a perpetual cycle of adding and removing from it. It was often a staple of medieval inn meals.
6EOMY TIL Platypus does not have a stomach. Also in its genome some of the key genes involved in gastric sections are deleted, including genes for acid production.
Evpx TIL Cannabis plants (and corn and sunflower) are being used to decontaminate the radioactive soil around Chernobyl.
MedL0 TIL the best way to determine a bear's age is looking at a cross-section of its tooth. The outer part of the tooth has layers. During each hibernation, a new, narrow dark line forms there. During each growing season, a new light area forms there.
woAMY TIL that the Japanese invaded India during WWII