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TIL that male otters will sometimes hold pups ransom to force their mothers to give up some of their food

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XEByR TIL that some trees accumulate toxic levels of heavy metals in their tissues as a form of defense
MYOA TIL that Duke University scientists made rats able to detect infrared light by inserting a neural implant ino their brains
JYBjV TIL British minister Alan Clark once dismissed his colleague Michael Heseltine as the kind of person "who bought his own furniture" (as opposed to someone with 'breeding' who inherits furniture).
pYnwb TIL about Peter Brough, a British ventriloquist with a hugely popular 1940s and 50s radio show. His radio success prompted a move to TV in 1956, which killed his career when his fans realised you could see his lips moving. A later critic wrote "Ventriloquism on the radio - I could have done that."
dDA7d TIL the former CEO of Heineken was kidnapped and held for ransom by a Dutch organised crime group.