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TIL a sexually mature male duck is called a drake

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woxG1 TIL about the Japanese dish known as "Shirouo no Odorigui". The "Shirouo", or "Ice Goby", are small translucent fish that are served in a shot glass while still alive and drunk with a dash of soy sauce.
D1Oae TIL American alligators have been known to venture into saltwater to capture prey. They've been spotted muching on nurse sharks, bonnethead sharks, lemon sharks, and Atlantic stingrays.
GAgV1 TIL: Manhattan was almost home to a 200-foot owl mausoleum designed by Stanford White, meant to do double duty as a tourist attraction
Nb6P TIL it’s only called an acronym when you pronounce the abbreviation as a real word (ex. NASA). Otherwise it is known as an initialism (ex. FBI).
15X TIL There is a subculture in Congo where members dress up like gentlemen.