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TIL Santa Clause is the “Patron Saint of Prostitutes”

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WOvd TIL an Indian man named Jadav Payeng started planting trees on a barren sandbar at 17. He is now 47 and lives in his own 1360 acre forest which now houses rhinos, tigers, deers, apes and elephants.
9Yj76 TIL Woodworkers or machinists who align all their screw heads call it "clocking"
N7vpE TIL That despite the fact that mud dauber wasps are non-aggressive and rarely sting, they have killed at least 210 people since 1980 via plane crashes
dDyNE TIL that Rudolf Nureyev's grave in a Paris cemetery is draped with a beautiful, realistic mosaic of an oriental Kilim rug, in order to reflect the ballet dancer's life-long love of textiles and antiques.
yQ6Re TIL that some animals have their brains changing seasonly depending on the needs. Like in birds the singing part of the brain grows in the build-up to mating season to increase their sing-skills.