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TIL Korea has had underfloor heating for thousands of years.

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jN6jQ TIL when elephants are facing higher threat of poaching, they change their behavior--spending less time sleeping at night and foraging and travelling under cover of darkness.
W7eXY TIL male dolphins will kill baby dolphins of another father so that the female will be available to mate with them.
9Yge6 TIL cat and dog eyes grow up to 25% throughout their life span
W7oo8 TIL that there is a species of ant called Tetramorium caespitum that is also known as “the pavement ant” because it often nests under sidewalks and driveways. They are notorious for having massive wars with other colonies over territory
8a06L TIL about Project Cirrus the first attempt to modify a hurricane by dropping nearly 180 pounds of crushed dry ice into the clouds of the storm. The hurricane changed direction and made landfall near Savannah, Georgia.