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TIL Delaware has only 3 counties, while Texas has 254.

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j6LbM TIL Alaskan Wood Frogs produce an antifreeze substance that allows them to freeze solid for up to 8 months and then thaw and come back to life in the spring.
j5ZE TIL snails can crawl over razorblades and other sharp surfaces without injury
lJo5 TIL Legendary daredevil Evel Knievel got his stagename from a prison guard. The man in the next cell was named “Knofel” and the guard started calling them “Awful Knofel” and “Evil Knievel”.
vPbP4 TIL three Custer brothers and one nephew all died at the Battle of Little Big Horn, Lt Col George Custer, Double Medal of Honor recipient Capt Thomas Custer, Boston Custer, and nephew Henry Reed.
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