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TIL that there exists a “Chili Appreciation Society” that hosts cookoffs about the best chili

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VBo0p TIL it was once possible to mail children under 50lbs through the USPS
VM8Qm TIL that a woodpecker twists its head and opens its beak on each impact to be able to remove itself from the hole. If it didn't, its beak would become stuck like a nail hammered into wood
VB5kp TIL the narrator of Gold Rush, Paul Christie, was also the voice of Moose A. Moose on Noggin in the early 2000s (among many other voice acting roles).
0dLy TIL the Black Death still exists, and there are roughly 10 - 15 reported cases each year in the US
8awMV TIL that a coyote pack's yipping affects the size of female coyotes' litters. If there aren't enough coyotes yipping in response when yipping occurs, females will produce larger litters to promote reproductive competition. This is why hunting coyotes isn't effective population control.