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TIL that armadillos are great swimmers above and below water, capable of going minutes without breathing.

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jN8a TIL there was once a shark with a circular saw for a mouth.
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QJX0p TIL- On 18th April 1930 the BBC's news announcer reported: "There is no news" and played piano music for the rest of the programme.
YMkx TIL that 15% of snails survive digestion by birds and are found alive in their droppings, potentially leading to the spread of snail populations.