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TIL that pigs can't look up at the sky from a standing position

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5YgZB TIL there are rainforests in Wales as a result of high humidity and stable temperatures. The EU is funding an effort to maintain them by ridding them of invasive species.
4XDKR TIL a whistleblower said that Apple contractors 'regularly hear confidential details' on Siri recordings and have even heard drug deals, medical details and people having sex
D1Agj TIL Japanese train drivers and conductors "point and call" at all important signs and warnings. As it turns out, research conducted in 1994 by the Railway Technical Research Institute found that the combination of pointing and calling reduced mistakes by almost 85 percent.
ea1L TIL that although “bitter” has over 40 different receptors on the human tongue, “sweet” only has one. Being able to detect a greater range of “bitter” is evolutionarily advantageous because bitter usually signifies potential toxin.
PYv6V TIL that -according to a report on the situation in Northern Ireland from 1969- laws and conditions in Northern Ireland had been cited by the South African government to justify its apartheid system.