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TIL that there is one animal that can literally save its ass (for a while) by getting rid of it. An Argentinian scorpion called Ananteris balzanii removes its poisonous tail to hurt his foes, but loses his anus in the process. The result: his life is lengthened a bit but he gets chronic constipation

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j6Gjv TIL during Operation Desert Storm planning, it is found out that many squadron have same callsigns. There's 5 Blades, 6 Broncos, 10 Claws, Demons, Dogs, Dragons, Ghosts, 13 Cobras, 9 Cowboys, Razors, 7 Daggers, Huskies, 14 Eagles, 11 Falcons, with the most is Raymonds, being 26.
yVGYw TIL Toni Basil, singer of 80's one-hit-wonder "Mickey," was also an actress who'd appeared in 1969's Easy Rider
4XGK5 TIL Wild cauliflower is yellow. Sun exposure changes the cauliflower head from white to yellow. Farmers individually wrap the leaves of the plant around the cauliflower to prevent the color change. The color change doesn't affect the veggie's taste but it does affect customers desire to buy it.
DQKpD TIL that the movie character Raymond from the Academy Award winning movie Rain man was based on real life savant, Kim Peek. He could simultaneously read the left side and right side pages of a book at the same time and had complete memory of over 12,000 books.
OGBy7 TIL Scientists have discovered the phenomenon of sound on the surface of the sun. Bubbles, the size of Texas cover the sun’s surface. The rise and fall movement of granules produces the sound waves, which cause the sun to sound like a drum every five minutes.