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TIL that scientists put horses in black-and-white striped costumes to try and find out why zebras are stripy. It seems that the stripes make flies less likely to land on them.

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ANoMB TIL the guy the German military send to infiltrate and look for subversive tendencies in DAP ( German Worker's Party) in 1919 was Adolf Hitler
GYA6G TIL that because a patch of clovers usually contains around 10,000 plants in 13 square feet, you only have to search an area around the size of an office desk to find a four leaf clover.
8aokG TIL Japan has a process to clean and check eggs for safety that allows them to be eaten raw, without getting salmonella
dwGB TIL that Steve Irwin admitted in an interview he was so freaked out on his wedding day he couldn’t consummate the marriage afterwards - he opted for a steak instead.
dDE88 TIL No matter whose car I drive I will always know what side the gas tank is on.