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Til that equivalents of earthquakes on Mars are called marsquakes

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l70Va TIL the diabetes drug exenatide was isolated from the venom of the only venomous lizard native to the US, the Gila monster
8e6JZ TIL about "Satan's Storm". In 1960 a rare meteorological event struck a small town in Texas. Around midnight a collapsing thunderstorm pummeled the town with 75+mph gust that were as hot as 140°f (60°c), and it continued for the next four hours.
xVW8D TIL Dog ears contain a network of nerve branches, and when you rub them, it releases endorphins that make your dog feel downright relaxed with a type of natural high
gME69 Today I learned that in 2014 the US finished it’s largest dam removal in history on the Elwha river in Washington state. The once dammed reservoir of over 100 years, now flows freely and is once again booming with salmon, birds, moose, and even new beaches being formed by sediment!
kj14 TIL that Superman is due to enter the public domain by 2033.