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TIL that Australia has an alternative to the Easter Bunny known as Easter Bilby

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PY8RE TIL that Dairy Distillery aims to reduce milk waste by turning milk into vodka: "Vodkow has absolutely no burn, a sweet smell and a caramel-y finish."
yVJ1X TIL: Sakamoto Ryōma was an influential samurai who loved the American system and encouraged the Imperial Court to copy it. On the first assassination attempt, he fought off his assailants with a Smith and Wesson revolver. However, he was caught unprepared the second time.
awaJy TIL in 1992, a couple donated their egg and sperm to a local hospital. In 2020, that frozen embryo was finally implanted into a woman which which resulted in the successful birth of the world's first '27-year-old' baby.
PYALG TIL over 95% of pilots land their planes when conditions dictate that they shouldn’t.
9YZPB TIL that painting the tops of school buses white dropped interior temperature 10°F on avg. during the summer, with as much as a 17° difference at peak hours. Wintertime temperatures only lowered by 3 to 4°.