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TIL: Cats can’t taste spicy the same way humans do.

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VMWE0 TIL that Gorillas are nearly in a constant state of flatulence (farting/gas) due to a large amount of bacteria that live in their guts. This bacteria helps break down the vegetative plant matter that comprises most of their diet.
QN7od TIL Canada had an ancient glacial lake the size of the Black Sea, contained by an ice sheet. When the ice sheet broke ~9000 yrs ago, the lake drained and dumped enough water into the Atlantic to raise sea levels by 3-9 ft, cool the entire Northern Hemisphere by ~3C, and turn Britain into an island.
8BOG TIL that turkeys do something called a “shock gobble” where they automatically have to belt out a gobble to any loud sound, whether it’s another turkey or a car door slamming, to sound like they’re the biggest critter around. TIL that turkeys are stupid.
0wVKL TIL enigma was cracked before the British by Polish cryptologists who then shared their machine design “Bomba” with the British who would later create the “Bombe”. The poles had been already breaking enigma messages for 6 years prior.
l71VV TIL if Greece restores their royal family, the monarch would the Crown Prince Pav́los. He is a direct descendant of Queen Victoria and Spanish, Danish and Swedish Kings. He is currently lives in New York City and runs a hedge fund.