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TIL in 1990 a printer for the U.S. Naval Academy put the word “navel” on the graduates’ diplomas.

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VMpeQ TIL that declawing cats (otherwise known as onychectomy) is common in the US, despite being considered animal cruelty in much of the world.
7rmOP TIL that cheetahs are native to Asia in addition to Africa. The Asiatic cheetah is a critically endangered subspecies whose range has shrunk to Iran's central plateau. It's believed that there were fewer than 50 individuals in the wild as of 2017.
ep0pD TIL that a jellyfish-like parasite which lives inside salmon flesh can survive without oxygen for it’s whole life. It is the only animal which can do this.
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