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TIL that dinosaurs did not “roar,” but cooed like birds

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J1gLl TIL that the term “kid gloves” comes from the soft leather of young goats typically being used for gloves.
vk5L TIL On July 23, 2012, Earth had a near miss with a solar flare. Had it occurred a week earlier, it would’ve wiped out communication networks, GPS and electrical grids.
WkjKL TIL a necropsy performed after the death of Secretariat in 1989 showed the thoroughbred had a heart almost twice the size of average racehorses, a factor that contributed to its incredible power and stamina
J70m TIL eggshells and coffee grounds are an environmentally friendly (and free) slug repellant.
YOLv TIL there was a koi fish named Hanako that lived for 226 years