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6E077 TIL that there is one animal that can literally save its ass (for a while) by getting rid of it. An Argentinian scorpion called Ananteris balzanii removes its poisonous tail to hurt his foes, but loses his anus in the process. The result: his life is lengthened a bit but he gets chronic constipation
LQgNZ TIL Elephants are the only mammals that can't jump. These behemoths are so "big boned" they can't make it off the ground.
a8BYo TIL about D.R. kaprekar, a great indian recreational mathematician who discovered kaprekar's constant and other magical numbers , but lived a humble life as government school teacher in a small town.
OGAEY TIL about Alexander Abian, an Iowa State professor who thought that blowing up the Moon would end natural disasters on Earth
nWEZY TIL how horses can sleep standing up