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TIL That a group of ferrets is known as a "Business"!

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E1Yjp TIL Dr. Seuss' first wife committed suicide after finding out he was cheating on her while she had cancer
vpGR TIL that a Hindu fakir claimed on live television that he could kill anybody with tantric chanting. A man in the audience took him up on it right then and there. The rest of the channels programs that evening were all cancelled to allow give the fakir several hours to attempt the kill.
D1dmJ TIL The cheapest toll ever paid to cross the Panama Canal was 36 cents. It was paid by Richard Halliburton in 1928 so that he could swim the length of the canal.
9BZp TIL an Asian woman has never won the oscar for best actress. In the entire history of the academy awards, only one has ever even been nominated, and it was over 80 years ago.
BBOk TIL creativity has been linked to depression, anxiety, and “madness”, with writers being 121% more likely to suffer from bipolar depression than the general population and 50% more likely to kill themselves.