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TIL that, based on cladistic analysis of mtDNA cytochrome b and 12S rRNA sequences, the Nicobar pigeon is sometimes called the closest living relative of the extinct didines (Raphinae), which include the famous dodo (Raphus cucullatus).

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yQMWa TIL that Antartica has a native insect species the Antarctic Midge, Belgica Antarctica. The species has been for around 30 million years and has adapted to surviving the cold, it is the technically the largest land animal on the contient and has the tiniest genome of any insect.
GYkLE TIL that Odie from the Garfield Comic wasn’t originally John’s pet. A roommate, Lyman, brought Odie in before inexplicably disappearing from the strip himself.
VBX6m TIL the "official" death of President Zachary Taylor was an overconsumption of cherries and milk, but the cause of death has been the subject of conspiracy theories.
5d08 TIL Ants can survive in a microwave: they find the coolest spot inside and keep still
nleY TIL That after a test preview for Apollo 13, an audience member said he hated the movie because it had a “typical Hollywood ending” and that the crew should have not survived.