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TIL what most people refer to as "squirrels" are actually correctly known as "tree squirrels", and the term 'squirrel' itself refers to a variety of other animals including chipmunks and prairie dogs

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Y7XjP TIL Romans used cannabis and opium, and mixed opium with flowers or resin to make it weaker. Ancient physicians understood the addictive nature of these drugs and knew that opium overdose would lead to death.
6DkX TIL in 2014, US law enforcement took $4.5 billion from citizens who were never charged with a crime; more than US burglars stole in the same year
0w8AM TIL that a guy called Dale Schroeder used his life savings to send 33 students to college. he grew up poor in Iowa, never married, had no children, and worked as a carpenter at the same company for 67 years and only owned 2 jeans.
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nWGYo TIL Childlore is the unique culture of children, including rhymes and games, learned and passed among peers. Often unnoticed by adults, it is conservative, unlike evolving adult folklore, and fades with adolescence.