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TIL dogs see the invisible magnetic fields surrounding the Earth due to the Cryptochrome molecule in their eyes. This sense allows a dog to find their owners and homes when they've gotten lost many miles from home.

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Mjxb TIL that if the last of Iberian lynx population died out, it would be the first feline species to become extinct since prehistoric times.
7rwjb TIL Spielberg began work on a sequel to Close Encounters of the Third Kind called 'Night Skies' about a family living in a house being attacked by aliens which then split into both E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial and Poltergeist. In Gremlins, you'll see a theater marquee listing abandoned names for E.T.
loVpB TIL that phytophotodermatitis is a UV activated blistering condition that can be caused by common plants like fig trees, celery and lime trees!
R5Nxj TIL A nuru massage, originating from Japan, is a full body-to-body massage using an ultra-slippery gel usually made out of seaweed. It invokes the sensation of sex without actively engaging in intercourse
rN1ZM TIL The Muppet Show had a pilot called The Muppets: Sex and Violence in which The Muppets portray the seven deadly sins.