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TIL a man rescued a crocodile and they became inseparable best friends.

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opME TIL there are currently 13,000 snakes PER SQUARE MILE in Guam after the invasive species of Brown Tree Snakes were introduced there in the 1940’s.
78QQX TIL there was a time when 6 geologists were convicted of manslaughter for failing to predict a deadly earthquake in Italy in 2009. They were later exonerated but faced high levels of shame from the general public afterwards.
e0NdD TIL a lot about sherry...
8aXaX TIL scientists in China found a way to use genetically modified and infertile male mosquitos to wipe out large populations of mosquitos, pave the way of a mosquito-free future for us ????
BrA1K Today I learned that humans are the only animals that can blush and perhaps the only animal that can feel embarrassment. Blushing appears to be a unique human expression 'the most peculiar and most human of all expressions' which happens when blood vessels in the face dilate when embarrassed.