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TIL That after a rash of unexplained pay phone thefts, Malaysian authorities discovered fisherman were using them as bait.

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jWKX TIL that adding a type of seaweed to the diet of cows reduces their methane production by 70%.
7rr6p Short answer: Blame it on hot air, or swirling air, or something else
jMkn TIL that Tigers in China are bred in captivity, those in captivity far outnumber the amount of wild tigers, as tigresses are made to produce cubs at 3 times more than their natural rate by having cubs weaned of pigs or dogs. All this to make Tiger Bone wine
Wwx4 TIL that during the Civil War, Abe let wealthy men pay 300 dollars to avoid the draft. This led to the NYC riots, “the largest civil insurrection in American history, aside from the Civil War itself.”
69BgX TIL that boxer Rocky Marciano, is the only world heavyweight champion to retire undefeated.