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TIL Before he was Batman - Adam West Did a Nestle Quik Commercial

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oBoDL TIL HAZELNUTS epitomize sustainable agriculture - they require little water and minimal upkeep, can thrive in harsh soils, are drought-resistant, can survive harsh weather conditions, have a high yield per plant, help prevent soil erosion, AND remove a huge amount of carbon from the atmosphere.
MkWA TIL in 2010 NY Governor David Paterson pardoned a black man for shooting an unarmed white teen to death after only serving 5 months of his sentence
vPZNr TIL North American porcupines love salt and are known to eat backpackers’ road salt-covered boots left outside tents.
mx0Nx TIL that in addition to Neanderthals, another ancient lineage - the Denisovans - also interbred with early human populations. Some people from Oceania and East Asia have Denisovan DNA; and a hybrid skeleton was recently discovered and analyzed.
M7L9A TIL about Mike Millard, a legendary concert bootlegger. He would pretend to be handicapped in order to sneak in his recording equipment on his wheelchair.