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TIL Napoleon offered a prize to anyone who could feed his troops effectively, and thus canned foods were born

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KY9dw TIL That a Mexican salamander, the Axolotl, has an amazing regenerative ability. They can regenerate entire limbs, or even inner organs, such as parts of their brain, spinal cord or heart. New science is studying this ability to maybe help people who has suffered limb loss in the future.
GpD7 TIL there is an island in japan that is “ruled by cats”
ADXeg TIL that serial killer Joel Rifkin was only caught when he was spotted driving without a rear licence plate, and police found the corpse of his last victim in the back of his truck.
QJaVd TIL Cats can hold grudges for around 16 hours
Vorp TIL washoe the chimp (the first non-human taught sign language) became self-aware while staring into a mirror and then interacting with other chimps that she was not human