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TIL Supercharged blood helps some dolphins dive 1,000 meters

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4nbR TIL that the Starship Enterprise uses barcode scanners as controls.
0wj6M TIL of the Ozark Hellbender salamander, aka the Snot Otter, Lasagna Lizard, or Grampus. At 3-5 lbs with undulating skin, it reminded settlers of "horrible tortures of the infernal regions." But now it's endangered (only 590 left), so to raise awareness, Pennsylvania made it their state amphibian
4kp4X TIL in September 2011, Steve "Stare Master" Stagg lost to Fergal "Eyesore" Fleming in a staring contest after 40 minutes and 59 seconds, shattering the Guiness World Record of 17 minuets.
p81YN TIL If France were to return to monarchy, their king would be styled "Louis XX".
ne7Wo TIL that over 2,500,000 Indians volunteered to fight in World War 2, making it the largest all-volunteer army in history.