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TIL “PNG” is pronounced “ping”

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oRWkW TIL Red-Eyed Tree Frogs use “Flash Coloration” which describes when an organism displays certain colors at rest versus in motion. When the frog is startled, it can flash its bright red eyes, orange webbed feet, and blue/yellow lateral stripes, which startles predators and allows the frog to escape.
X0VmD TIL Jennifer Lopez doesn't sing the chorus of her songs: "Play" (it's Christina Milian), "Ain't It Funny (Remix)" (Ashanti), "I'm Real" (Ashanti), and "Jenny From the Block" (Natasha Ramos).
KOJRQ TIL Max Brooks, author of World War Z and son of Mel Brooks, is dyslexic. Brooks' mother, Anne Bancroft, put her career on hold to educate her son, making audio cassettes for all his assigned readings. Brooks thanked his mother, saying, "not only did my mother give me my life, she saved my life."
wL4M TIL that Kim Peek, the inspiration for Dustin Hoffman’s character in Rain Man, could recall the contents of over 12,000 books. His IQ was 87.
BrNrL TIL Lego has no military related sets because the inventor's policy was to not want to make war seem like child's play