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TIL Reindeer is the only mammal that can see UV light.
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TIL that the earliest settlers of Madagascar arrived in outrigger canoes from Borneo, about 4800 miles away. Estimates range from 350 BCE - 550 CE, making Madagascar one of the latest major landmasses to be settled by humans.
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TIL that drying your hands with paper towel will reduce the bacterial count by 45 - 60% on your hands. However, using a hand dryer will increase the bacteria on your hands by up to 255% because it blows out bacteria already living in the, conveniently, warm moist environment.
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TIL Canned food is good potentially years past its expiration date, companies put the date on there in hopes that you’ll throw it away and purchase more of their product.
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TIL broccoli and cauliflower can breed, producing broccoflower
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TIL The Gaia Hypothesis, the idea that the Earth is a self-regulating organism, was partially developed by Lynn Margulis, a.k.a. Carl Sagan’s wife.