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TIL that there are 3000 cities with worse lead levels in their water supply than Flint, MI

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x6w5 TIL Sea Turtles have rectal gills that help them stay underwater longer. They are the only animals that have this adaptation
nKxd TIL When Ronald Reagan watched Back to the Future for the first time, he loved the joke about who was president in 1985 (Ronald Reagan? The Actor?) so much that he made the theater projectionist stop the film, roll it back, and play the joke again.
Ork1 TIL that Eurasian magpies are self aware and highly intelligent, which would explain their organised trolling of my dog on a daily basis
bpkQ TIL The Man rejected on UCLA jumbotron marriage proposal that made national news, Was told by his girlfriend that one reason she couldn’t marry him was that his penis was too small.
XEvBr TIL about Witness Trees. These are trees that were present during key moments in American history. They have been known to hide bullets from those events within new layers of wood and bark. To help preserve their historic relevance, a Witness Tree Protection Program was launched in 2006.