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woZ98 Til Crocodiles are closer related to birds than to lizards, snakes or turtles. Archosaurs is a group that includes dinosaurs, birds, and crocodilians but not lizards or snakes.
m1ZKR TIL crocodiles are more closely related to birds than to other reptiles, and modern science classifies birds as a kind of reptile
Z81KB TIL about Physarum Polycephalum, a slime mold that was used by scientists to create an accurate model of the cosmic web, and even recreated the layout of Japan's railway system by placing food in the shape of cities around Tokyo.