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TIL a species of dolphin has twice as many brain neurons as a human brain.

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neb8G TIL: Male praying mantises can still continue mating even after being decapitated by the female
WN5o TIL There was a giant log jam that blocked the Red River in Arkansas until the 1800’s. At one point, it was 165 miles long.
nevw9 TIL that a full operating system and a film were stored on DNA and recovered with no errors
M7M1a TIL: The domestic cat is a revered animal in Islam and One of Muhammad's (PBUH) companions was known as Abu Hurairah (literally: "Father of the Kitten" PBUH) for his attachment to cats.
E87x TIL An inmate on death row pleaded for DNA testing which was denied. After his execution, Virginia refused additional public demand for the test, worried it would confirm that they’d “executed an innocent man.” The evidence was then destroyed.