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TIL Mexico just opened its first public veterinary hospital where they treat for free an average of 250 animals a day.

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mxVZo TIL: A greek philosopher called Chrysippus died of laughter due to watching his donkey drink wine and eat figs
oRPNo TIL there can be a >135f differential between the Antarctic air temperature and the incubation temperature of emperor penguin eggs. Male emperor penguins incubate the eggs over the winter, fasting for 4 months, holding them between their feet and a super insulated down pouch until they hatch.
E10RX TIL the Ebola Virus should be called Yambuku fever, since that was the village in Zaire where it was identified in 1976 by Peter Piot, a Belgian scientist. Piot decided to name it after the river Ebola, 60 miles from Yambuku, to avoid stigmatizing the village by giving its name to a deadly disease.
rYGo TIL During his burglary career, Malcolm X once played Russian roulette, pulling the trigger three times in a row to convince his partners in crime that he was not afraid to die.
GAW4N TIL That The Royal Guardsmen, the band that sang “Snoopy vs. The Red Baron”, released a similar song, “Snoopy vs. Osama” in 2006.