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TIL Snapping turtles can not only breathe air through their mouth, but can also breathe air through their butt

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N7OEP TIL the sequence 123456 does not appear in the first million digits of PI
E1wJo TIL Mike May, who became blind at age 3, got his sight back after more than 40 years but still had no idea how to see after his operation. Even though his eyes now worked perfectly, the visual part of his brain was so underdeveloped that it could not make any sense of the information coming in.
ZLjp TIL that Comedy Central changed the Futurama line “Let’s all join the Reform Party” to “Let’s all join the Tea Party” in syndication and the re-released DVDs. The original DVDs, the Fox version, the Adult Swim version, and the Netflix version have the original “Reform Party” line.
Me9N0 TIL, dogs can laugh. It's a specific kind of panting. If you play this sound to dogs in shelters, it can initiate play and decrease stress levels.
kVPg TIL some Chinese pet sellers make fake purebreds called “week dogs”. The dogs are produced by subjecting a mutt with congenital disease to cosmetic surgery, industrial dyes, painkillers and stimulants. Most die within 7 days and leave their owners heartbroken.