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TIL of the Wolverine frog, a frog that breaks its own bones in order to project claws through its skin when threatened

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LQd9d TIL Zakia Khudadadi was the first Afghan female sportsperson to participate in an international sporting event after the Taliban takeover when she competed in the 2021 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo. She publicly requested help in order to safely leave Afghanistan and take part at the Tokyo Paralympics
JE8j TIL That scientists use cancer’s drive to grow uncontrollably to trick it into producing vast amounts of antibodies to fight, among other diseases, cancer itself
MEaV TIL Dwight D. Eisenhower said “The cost of one modern heavy bomber is this: a modern brick school in more than 30 cities. It is two electric power plants…It is two fine, fully equipped hospitals…We pay for a single destroyer with new homes that could have housed more than 8,000 people.”
vPRjB TIL Salivating before vomiting is a way for your body to protect your teeth from the incoming stomach acid.
yVZwe TIL that in January 2019, a sound installation powered by solar batteries was set up in an undisclosed location in the Namib Desert to play Toto’s “Africa” on an indefinite constant loop.