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TIL that Mishka, the first sea-otter to be diagnosed with asthma, was taught to use an inhaler originally designed for cats!

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b99E0 TIL that the Roman Empire didn't fall until the year 1453. Whilst Rome fell in 476, the Eastern Roman Empire- also known as Byzantium- survived for another thousand years. This means that Joan of Arc, the Spanish Inquisition, and Glasgow University all existed at the same time as the Roman Empire.
m8bR TIL the only animal known to have bird, reptile, and mammal genomes in its genetic code is the platypus.
vQJR TIL A passenger on a plane was sucked through a window after one of the engines exploded, damaging the aircraft. His remains were discovered 2 years later by a crew building a radio telescope in the desert.
b9wdN TIL Hugh Laurie gave Lin-Manuel Miranda the idea for the song "You'll Be Back" from Hamilton after guest starring on House in 2009. Miranda mentioned to Laurie he was trying to write a breakup letter from King George to the colonies and "without blinking, he improv'd at me, 'Awwww, you'll be back'."
44eX TIL that AIDS was originally called GRID, short for Gay Related Immune Deficiency