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TIL - Sloths sometimes remain hanging from branches even after death.

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d8w1d TIL: During the First Gulf War, the US lost 20 Bradley vehicles. Only 3 of those were destroyed by the enemy, the rest were the result of friendly fire accidents.
7rVQ7 TIL about Krista & Tatiana Hogan. Conjoined twins with a thalamic bridge allowing them to know each other's thoughts and share senses, yet each retains a distinct sense of self. Biologist Peter Watts has described them as the first natural hivemind of the human species (second source in comments)
jNbjN TIL that people in Canada eat Mac&Cheese more than anyone in the world.
WkwmA TIL there was a Brazilian crime show host who was suspected of ordering murders to boost his ratings.
EGgd TIL for the first Moon landing, the average age of NASA controllers was 26 years old.