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TIL pigs are actually smarter than dogs and possibly even more intelligent than dolphins.

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ADj57 TIL all seagulls have a set of glands above the eyes that filter out the salt ions from their bloodstream, allowing them to drink saltwater.
ApZn TIL Austin Russell, AKA “Chumlee” from Pawn Stars, receives $25,000 per episode and has a net worth of $600,000.
BrK8b TIL A 'cancer patient' underwent surgery to remove a lump in his lungs. It turned out to be caused by a toy traffic cone he inhaled 40 years ago. He did not have cancer after all.
5Yppp TIL that the map used by the Flat Earth Society is actually a projection of the globe centred at the North Pole, called the 'Azimuthal equidistant projection'.
GAZwJ TIL the Michelin guide (where the best restaurants are catalogued) was a marketing tool for the Michelin tire company. (I always thought the name was just coincidence.)