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TIL tunicates are the only animals capable of producing cellulose. They can do this thanks to a gene they got from a bacterium.

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nok7 TIL that the 164 graduates in the 1915 United States Military Academy Class produced 59 Generals and 1 President, and is called “The class the stars fell on.”
E1G8d TIL Daniel Kish is a blind man who taught himself to navigate by echolocation (like bats) by making swift clicking sounds that reflected from objects around him. Using these reflected sounds, he makes a mental image of his surroundings. He now trains others to 'see' the world like he does.
wbRo TIL Tom Hanks gained 50 pounds at the beginning of the filming of Castaway and lost it during a year break to make it look like he was living on the island for years
YDov TIL that several Native American tribes fought on the side of the British in the Revolutionary War, including the Mohawk and the Cherokee.
OOr4 TIL Former NASCAR Driver Tim Flock had a Monkey Co-pilot named “Jocko Flocko”. He is recognized as the only winning Monkey in NASCAR History