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TIL that sand tiger embryos will consume their siblings before being born.

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yQBol TIL when the Nick Drake song "Pink Moon" was used in a Volkswagen commercial in 1999, the US sales of his albums went from about 6,000 in 1999 to 74,000 in 2000.
l7xK TIL Maurice Sendak’s “Where the Wild Things Are” was shaped by his life living in the shadows of the Holocaust.
9w8dm TIL that Dan Synder, owner of the Washington Commanders, illegally cleared old-growth national park forest from behind his home in 2004. The unobstructed view of the Potomac River is estimated to have raised the value of his own property $500,000 – $1,000,000. He was fined $1000.
neZRd TIL Daniel Berrigan— an anti-war priest wanted by the FBI for raiding a draft office & burning draft cards as part of the “Catonsville Nine” in 1968— emerged from hiding at a Cornell University rally, gave a speech, & was smuggled offstage inside of a large puppet. He evaded capture for 4 months.
GYKn1 TIL about a poem written called "The Chaos" written by Gerard Nolst Trenite that highlights the absurdities and nuances of the English language. New english speakers will likely have trouble reading it, but native readers will probably breeze through it.