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TIL that some autism patients excrete the same toxin in their urine that hallucinogenic toads have on their skin

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8eR6G Til that crickets don't actually chirp until they are fully grown
6ELZ8 TIL of Talitha Kum, a network of thousands of Catholic nuns working to end subjugation of women. The religious sisters reportedly masquerade as prostitutes in order to rescue women from brothels. The term Talitha Kum is Aramaic from the Gospel of Mark which means "Maiden, I say to you, arise."
QJAZk TIL in 1943, a Japanese destroyer sank an American ship with JFK on board. While everyone assumed the entire crew died, 11 survived and swam to a nearby island. JFK carved a distress note on a coconut shell, and they were rescued.
e0045 TIL that warner bross produced a series of cartoon shorts designed to instruct service personnel about security, proper sanitation habits, and other military subjects during world war II
VMKVk TIL a sloth can hold its breath for up to 40 minutes. 4 times longer than a dolphin. They sleep for 15 hours a day and internal organs like the heart, spleen and liver are arranged to accommodate living upside down.The grip of a sloth is so strong when they die they sometimes remain hanging on trees