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TIL The Mad Hatterpillar wears its old heads as hats.

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xVMA1 TIL Poison Ivy doesn't actually spread when scratched and is not contagious. The reason it creates the illusion of doing so is because different parts of the body absorb the oil at different speeds.
Z5Yv TIL that in the United States, Asians earn the highest average salary by race. (repost-self)
5V0JB TIL the 1980s Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar illegally imported four hippos (one male and three female) to his private zoo. After his death in 1993, the hippos were left to roam freely. With no natural predators, their population grew significantly, leading to ecological concerns.
yVaxa TIL that President Roosevelt used the National Guard during WW2 to seize Montgomery Ward and arrest its CEO, Sewell Avery, for refusing to negotiate with striking workers
78Rk7 TIL the full name of Zaire's dictator Mobutu Sese Seko was "Mobutu Sese Seko Kuku Ngbendu wa za Banga", which translates to "The all-powerful warrior who, because of his endurance and inflexible will to win, goes from conquest to conquest, leaving fire in his wake."