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TIL over 200 species of animals self amputate limbs to escape danger

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gMemL TIL that houses in Bermuda have white stepped roofs to harvest rain water and store it, as the island has no fresh-water springs, rivers or lakes.
b6E17 TIL about the village of Chicken, Alaska. In 1902, When the settlement grew large enough to be named, there were many ptarmigan living in the area so this was suggested as the name. However, the spelling could not be agreed on, so they named it "Chicken" instead.
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