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TIL there is a new type of snail recently discovered named after Steve Irwin named Crikey Irwiny

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Yp0xr TIL Bounty hunting is currently legal in only two countries: the Philippines and the United States
xV4yw TIL that "!?" and "?!" have a name - interrobang. It was proposed by the head of an advertising company, Martin K. Speckter.
m1N5x TIL about Nkisi Nkondi - ritual Congolese statues made to enforce oaths and protect villages. Nails were used to alert the spirit inside of the statue to punish those breaking oaths.
ep7yg TIL Apollo 11 astronauts had to sleep on the cold lunar module floor but astronauts from Apollo 12 on were provided with adjustable hammocks which helped reduce the cooling effects of contact with the cabin floor
6OOw TIL cave art from 15000 years ago depicts an extinct buffalo/cattle hybrid. Scientists call it The Higgs Bison (because of its elusive nature)