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TIL that a cougar has over 80 different names including: mountain lion, panther and puma!

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kJGYm TIL there is still no scientific consensus for why "the dress" appears as either white-and-gold or black-and-blue
VBVG4 TIL that when the key on push to start cars dies, you can hold the remote up to the button and it will turn on the ignition
W74AB TIL about 'biostimulation' in which exposure to male bulls can cause early onset of puberty in female cows. The presence of a bull, through pheromones and physical interaction can accelerate reproductive maturity in heifers sometimes leading to earlier breeding readiness.
A4x4 TIL: Edgar Allen Poe’s character Richard Parker who is eaten in a shipwreck in his 1838 book. In 1884 an English ship sinks and the name of the boy who is eaten is Richard Parker.
x6P07 TIL what the FDIC does when a bank fails. I figure it is relevant again.