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TIL There is a newly discovered cave fish with its anus on it’s head. It’s possible that it poops sperm into it’s mouth to fertilize eggs through it’s gills.

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R7Wpj TIL the pronunciation of "-ing" as "-in" ( e.g. "she was cleanin' ") is actually the original pronunciation, with the "ing" pronunciation having caught on later perhaps under influence of the spelling. The "in" pronunciation survives today in colloquial speech
9Gxp TIL that Prison inmates are teaching testy dogs civility. There may be no better place for bite-prone animals to receive the constant care they need to break out of their own prisons. The men who train the animals learn responsibility, and acquire a skill they can use outside the prison walls.
mxpoP TIL One of the founders of Starbucks returned a priceless collection of Chinese coins owned by his grandfather and donated it to the Shanghai Mint Museum in 2010. Its earliest piece is a coin mold dating back to 200 B.C., during the reign of Qin Shihuang
8xP TIL that the last Great Auk, an extinct bird, seen in the British Isles was killed after it was accused of being a witch.
x6kxo TIL, hooved animals are born with Cinderella slippers