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TIL that rodents can't throw up

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GRQG TIL that the vulture population in Gettysburg grew significantly after the civil war battle and the vultures that remain there are descendants of the ones that fed on soldiers.
pAgA TIL that in Iran, boys can’t be held responsible for a crime under the age of 15. For girls, the age of criminal responsibility is 9.
PdOn TIL the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie (1990) was a low-budget non-studio flick that blew away box office records and became the highest-grossing indie film of all time (at the time).
69KNJ TIL that Hitler was fascinated by exotic foods and sent filmmakers to Mexico in 1936 to document pulque, a fermented agave drink known as the 'drink of the gods' as part of Nazi propaganda
AVX4 TIL Vanessa Bayer of SNL was sent to Hawaii on a “Make-a-Wish” trip as a teen, because she had leukemia. She beat the cancer, graduated from the Ivy League, and now does charity work with the organization.