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TIL that slugs huddle not as a social behavior, but for the primary function of conserving water/reducing evaporation.

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jEpn TIL that a man rediscovered a technique to shoot 3 arrows in 1.5 seconds (or 10 arrows in 4.9 seconds), one of many ancient and medieval archery techniques that were lost and were thought impossible by modern archery
oXR8 TIL of the The Ketchup ‘n’ Fries plant. Also known as the Pomato is the stem of a tomato plant grafted onto the root system of potato plant that can grow both tomatoes and potatoes at the same time.
J1VnV TIL China has a 26-storey skyscraper pig farm
LpBv TIL when Andrew Niccol directed Lord of War he purchased 3000 real Kalashnikov automatic rifles because they were cheaper than prop guns
RVN1 TIL undercover hawaiian police can legally have sex with hookers to continue investigations