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TIL the Golden Hamster’s name in Arabic, where they are originally found, roughly translates to “Mister Saddlebags”

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dD5WB TIL in Nevada, the ballot has included "None of These Candidates" since 1976, giving voters a unique way to protest their choices. It can’t win an election, but in 2014, it received more votes than a major-party candidate in a statewide race, allowing voters to express their dissatisfaction.
nWX99 TIL that cephalopods like octopus and squids possess a hard beak, shaped much like a parrot but turned upside down
JyXm TIL if everyone lived like a resident of the United States, we would need the resources of 4.5 planet Earths for sustainable supply.
xVdko TIL researchers have found that the brain’s frontal cortex not only controls vision; it leaves out things in plain sight. Although the eye's vision appear like a camera, in actuality, it is actively constructing a visual scene and making decisions about it.
Jyrm TIL There was a Dinosaur with Four Wings