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TIL kangaroos lack the ability to move backwards. For this reason, the Australian army features the animals on their uniforms.

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ZpG6o TIL that blue lights on emergency vehicles originated in Germany in WWII as part of a campaign to keep the country dark to prevent bombings since blue light couldn‘t be seen from airplanes
yVykX TIL that in the geologic record, a thin layer of sediment separates the Mesozoic Era (the age of the dinosaurs) from the Cenozoic (the current era). This sediment is unusually high in Iridium, an element much more common in asteroids than on earth.
E18pw TIL 33% of millennials buy their first house to give their dog more space, compared to just 19% for a new baby.
168m7 TIL the most films seen in a cinema in a single year is 777 by Zachariah Swope. He started with Minions: Rise of Gru in July 2022 and finished with Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny in June 2023.
p8Mp4 TIL I learned that soldier Desmond Doss saved 75 people during WWII without ever carrying a weapon. He did this because of his devout religious beliefs and was given the Medal of Honor for his actions.