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TIL that the U.S. government accepts donations. An account to accept donations was established in 1843 to accept gifts from individuals "wishing to express their patriotism to the United States".

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pYJxQ TIL about the "Pig War" of 1859, an almost-war between the U.S. and Britain over U.S.-Canadian boundaries, all started by the shooting of a pig!
8awkK TIL Some spiders disguise themselves as ants by pretending their two front legs are antennae.More than 300 species of spiders are known to mimic the outward appearance of ants, a phenomenon called myrmecomorphy.
QN9mE TIL Axolotls are able to regrow their limbs, tail, gills, brain and heart in just a few weeks
rN950 TIL about Frank Hann, an Australian explorer who collected the cut off ears of Aboriginal people and kept their sliced off heads as souvenirs
NXQ7Q TIL: Henry Heimlich got to use the Heimlich maneuver in 2016, 40+ years after he invented it when a fellow senior in his living community was choking. He was 96 and while had demonstrated it countless times, he had never used it in a real scenario until then.