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TIL that axolotls, a salamander native to Mexico, can regenerate entire limbs, spinal cords, and even parts of their brains without scarring! Like a real-world Deadpool. (They also look cool as hell!)

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6ErP8 TIL Baby bunnies are called kittens, the female rabbit is a doe and the male is a buck
Brn4K TIL the One Ring prop in the Lord of the Rings movies was based on a simple wedding ring.
GYrj TIL until the Great Depression, a man could be sued for monetary damages if he broke off an engagement; if he’d already had sex with his fiance, damages were “greatly increased.” (Oh, and guys, we have De Beers to thank for the “two months salary on a ring” expectation.)
woX5P TIL that the house of three young boys suffering from HIV was set ablaze after the school board was prohibited from denying them admission.
7op TIL there is a Lego secret vault that holds nearly every lego set ever produced!