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TIL: Sewer rats tails can become entangled and fused casing them to live the rest of there lives as Siamese twins. The condition is known as Rat King.

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J17pm TIL a study from 2015 showed evidence that polar bears are submissive to grizzly bears even when the latter is smaller, fewer, and/or not acting aggressively. Polar bears acted submissively towards grizzlies in 132/137 interspecific interactions at whale carcasses.
jPX TIL that there is a 3D printer that can make burritos.
w4QP TIL that Cape Canaveral has the area code “3-2-1”, to resemble the countdown sequence for rocket launches occurring in the area.
nnEB TIL that fungi are the only organism known to cause mass extinction– and that they’ve already begun to eradicate frogs, fishes, bees, and most ominously, bats– a mammal. Valley Fever, now spreading unchecked throughout the American southwest, is a fungal infection….
BrR1b TIL when Robert E Lee surrendered to Ulysses S Grant, both men were so respectful and courteous that it became known as "The Gentlemen's Agreement". The two reminisced about their shared experience in the Mexican war for 25 minutes before even discussing the surrender terms.