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TIL a cow-bison hybrid is called a Beefalo.

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awoXy TIL of the USS Mason, the only WWII destroyer with an all-black enlisted crew
9wXVD TIL that the Microraptor had four wings with fully feathered arms and legs for gliding. This flight setup doesn’t exist in any species alive today. It lived during the Early Cretaceous, about 120 million years ago.
BrPXr TIL That despite being labelled "Dogs of the sea" the Pinnipeds (seals, sea lions, walrus') closest living relatives are actually Bears, Weasels, Raccoons and Skunks.
VB5oG TIL that high quality cannabis is called "chronic" not because the smell lingers for a long time, but because Snoop and Dre misheard the word "hydroponic" (a method of growing the plant) as "hydrochronic", which was simply shortened to "chronic".
WBR8 TIL A man in Canada smuggles Trader Joe’s branded groceries from the US to sell in his store “Pirate Joes” in Canada.