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TIL Wood frogs in Alaska can hold their pee for up to 8 months, during the region's long winters. They relieve themselves once temperatures increase. The urine actually helps keep them alive while they hibernates, with special microbes in their gut turning the urea (urine's main waste) into nitrogen

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x6Okg TIL Punch drinks originated from India, and the word punch is a loanword from Hindi पाँच (pāñch), meaning "five", as the drink was frequently made with five ingredients: alcohol, sugar, juice from either a lime or a lemon, water, and spices.
7A9p TIL: According to Bhutan legend, Drukpa Kunley (better known as the divine madman) turned demonesses into protective deities by hitting them with his penis. Because of this power to subdue demons, Kunley’s penis is referred to as the “Thunderbolt of Flaming Wisdom”.
Q9DE TIL there are approximately 5 million alligators in the U.S.
MelJW TIL that José Salvador Alvarenga, a Salvadoran fisherman was stranded at sea between 2012 and 2014. He survived mainly on a diet of raw fish, turtles, small birds, sharks and rainwater.
E1xOd TIL that in 1325 the two cities of Modena and Bologna had a war in which 2000 people died after a man stole a bucket from Bologna. Modena still has the bucket to this day.