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TIL Pterodactyls are not dinosaurs. They are extinct reptiles.

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7rKdX TIL that when the ancient Marquesan people, who became Hawaiians, first sailed to Hawaii, they brought pigs, dogs, and chickens to eat. These fat, slow dogs that mainly ate fermented Taro root were called Poi dogs and were eaten and sometimes sacrificed and placed in ritual graves with children.
e0PZE TIL about Sensory-Specific Satiety. This is the declining satisfaction felt when eating the same food, but a renewed interest in eating when exposed to a new food.
jv5N TIL that after a dueling, it’s common for two male giraffes to have sex with eachother. Such interactions between males have been found to be more frequent than heterosexual coupling
v11gR TIL The Earth has enough Iron to make three new planets, each with the same mass as Mars
78bO TIL the pilot scripts for Arrested Development came with a cover letter which warned cast members that there would be no fancy trailers and no tolerance for diva-like behavior (and 8 more facts about the show you might not know)