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TIL that sea otters lick and fluff their newborn for hours, causing their pup’s fur to retain enough air to act as a floatation device.

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jN51v TIL about the only woman name to appear on the Declaration of Independence, Mary Katherine Goddard. She was the second printer of the Declaration of Independence and was the first to include the names of the signatories. She was also removed from her Postmaster position because she was a woman.
xOvB TIL a male tiger in India adopted a litter of tiger cubs. He shares his food with them and plays with them. This has never been observed before.
b6XD4 TIL in Hautefaye, France, on August 16, 1870, local nobleman and city councilmember Alain de Monéys, was lynched by a local crowd mistaking him for a Prussian
PYMg TIL : A cinema in London have hired ‘cinema ninjas’ to discipline people that talk through films…
evdn TIL Michael Jordan now makes more money each year than he earned in salary during his entire 15 year NBA career.