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TIL that domestic hamsters hibernate In winter and people often mistake them as being dead.

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VM5g8 TIL nearly 40% of worldwide female suicides occur in India
ebAE TIL Because of its fierce resistance to British occupation in the Revolutionary War, British commander Lord Cornwallis referred to Charlotte, NC as “a veritable hornet’s nest of rebellion”. This is how the Charlotte Hornets basketball team got its name.
9wVD7 Til 2 out of the 5 top U.S foreign aid recipients since WWII are failed states that no longer exist
d85RK TIL that in the 80's, Canadian retailer Zellers used to wholesale pirate Atari 2600 games, only minimally changing box art and names
R5bBj TIL that most Himalayan pink salt doesn’t come from the Himalayas. The salt is mined in Punjab , Pakistan.