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TIL 99.9% of calico cats are female due to the X chromosome.

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X0MWR TIL that if an airline loses your bag, even temporarily, they have to reimburse you for reasonable “essentials” that you have to buy because of the delay, up to $3800. This may include clothes (like coats, shoes, or interview attire) or things like expensive toiletries.
16VkW TIL None of the native species of bee in Australia are true honey bees. Social species of native bees do produce honey, but not much, as they are relatively primitive bee species. And the bees that do produce honey store it in small resinous pots which look like bunches of grapes
yQ0Lw TIL that scientists were surprised to learn about the frequency of the earth's magnetic field reversals, which has flipped 26 times in the past million years
LQbYd TIL that the integral symbol is NOT part of the greek alphabet unlike many math symbols like pi, summation, lambda, etc
VNPZ TIL Elephants make friends, bury their dead, travel for ‘funerals’, speak to each other, and show extreme intelligence.