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TIL that a blue whale’s tongue weighs more than an elephant

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pYG4O TIL there’s a breed of cat called the Lykoi (Greek for “wolf”). They lack undercoats, the result of a naturally-occurring genetic mutation in feral cats, which along with sparse rear guard hair and a unique hair coloration makes them look like werewolves.
6Ej6w TIL that sarcasm is illegal in North Korea
eMxn TIL Rick and Morty started as The Adventures of Doc and Mharti, “a pornographic vandalization,” of Back to the Future where “Doc Brown urges Mharti that the solution to all of his problems is to give him oral sex.”
16ned TIL Mice exposed to early maternal separation are more likely to consume ethanol
LkMD9 TIL: Considered one of the "most valuable" atomic spies - Klaus Fuchs worked on the Manhattan Project, and then provided intelligence first to the British (illegally in 1946), then to the Soviets (1947), and finally to the Chinese (1959). All three of these countries eventually obtained nukes.