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TIL that rats masturbate

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5YGaD TIL Ronald Reagan signed Proclamation 5157 declaring March 6, 1984, as Frozen Food Day. President Reagan called upon the American people "to observe such day with appropriate ceremonies and activities.”
7QgP TIL In 1992, a man in Texas was sent to death row for murdering his kids by arson. He was executed by lethal injection in 2004. In 2009, through advances in technology, it was found that the fire was likely accidental. According to an expert, “There was no item of evidence that indicated arson.”
X07WQ TIL that The Great Gatsby was largely considered forgettable and a commercial failure when it was published in 1925. It was only after WWII, during which free copies of novels were sent to US soldiers overseas, that the book was re-examined and became a core part of American high school curriculums.
16AeO TIL in the 1940s in Idaho they parachuted beavers into remote areas to help restore wetlands
XEjA8 TIL Wine, Beer and Cider can make hay fever worse, whilst Gin and Vodka are less likely to trigger a reaction.