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TIL that Tomahawk missiles cost $1.59 million

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Ylpr TIL Cat kidneys are so efficient, they can survive on a diet consisting only of meat, with no additional water, and can even rehydrate by drinking seawater.
167xD TIL there is a specific word - Haar - for the sea fogs that form off of eastern Scotland and England.
P6PO TIL beavers wear their teeth down as much as a millimeter per day, but grow continuously at a rate 10x faster than human fingernails.
oRPyA TIL when identical twins procreate with unrelated partners, their offspring will be cousins who are as genetically similar as half-siblings
KO0lE TIL of the sinking of the cruise ship MTS Oceanos. Captain and crew where among the first to leave and left all passengers on board to their destiny. Entertainment staff took control and successfully evacuated and saved everyone on board.