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TIL That sign spinning is an actual sport.
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TIL that California produces 100% of the U.S almond supply and 80% of the global almond supply
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TIL male platypus venom contains a hormone that promotes insulin release, called GLP-1; it's found in humans but degrades quickly. Platypuses make a long-lasting form of it, paving the way to new diabetes treatment; the platypus GLP-1 can be made in the lab so no platypuses will be needed for it.
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TIL that giraffes, zebras and other exotic animals are actually running wild in some parts of Texas, taking a toll on the natural resources.
R7n84
TIL that the phrase piggy bank doesn’t come from the animal the jar represents, but from the old word pygg which is clay used to make crockery. If this jar cracked and couldn’t hold liquids, people would use them as their own personal banks.
ANpyd
TIL Canada is planning to increase its population from 35 million to 100 million by 2100