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TIL Polar Bears often quench their thirst by digesting fat rather than just consuming ice and snow

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pW1N TIL Cannabis is the largest cash crop in the U.S., exceeding corn and wheat combined
b6WbQ TIL one of the only great white sharks to do relatively well in captivity was intentionally culled for safety reasons after 10 days. The aquarium sold out tickets for the public to see the shark before it was killed.
WROX TIL The University of Montreal had to cancel a study comparing perceptions of women between men who watch porn and men who have never watched porn, because they “couldn’t find any” of the latter.
neXJP TIL about a rumor that Stephen Hawking would deliberately run over the toes of people he didn’t like. He denied this rumor by stating it was “A Malicious rumor” and “I’ll run over anyone who repeats it!"
x6NVo TIL shadows on the moon are much darker than shadows on the Earth due to the lack of atmosphere scattering the sunlight.