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TIL: an estimated 400,000 hectares of cannabis grows wild in the Chui Valley (Kazakhstan), supplying 93% of Russia's marijuana

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DQEEe TIL pigeons, both male and female, produce milk
apay TIL A species of snail with a metallic armour of iron has been discovered living on the bases of a hydrothermal vent field in the Indian Ocean. Only living creature to have ax exoskeleton re-enforced with metal. That’s a badass snail right there.
QJALp TIL Ketamine was given to boys trapped in a cave to keep them unconscious & to prevent them from panicking during their six day rescue
QNN9 TIL that if sprinters move within 0.1 seconds of the firing of the gun, it’s still considered a false start, because it’s impossible for humans to react that quickly.
mx0KM TIL that infants do not blink at the same rate as adults. Adults blink about 10 times per minute, but infants blink only about 1-2 times per minute. The blink rate increases throughout childhood, and usually catches up to the adult rate by adolescence.