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TIL that beavers have transparent eyelids to see underwater.

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nW8o7 TIL that early RV’s in the 1920’s were referred to as Housecars and were often modelled after airplanes, boats and buses.
vPE6K TIL: Pure water (distilled or deionized) is a poor conductor of electricity. It is the dissolved ions and contaminants that conduct electricity.
yxKX TIL - Lyndon Johnson ordered a pair of pants with extra room from his “nuts” to his “bunghole”.
rN9dy TIL the highest mountain outside of Asia, Aconcagua in Argentina, is only the 189th highest in the world. (6,961 m or 22,838 ft)
D4ev TIL on December 24, 1955 a newspaper ad told kids they could call Santa & listed the number. The number was incorrect & went to the US Air Defense Command. The colonel on duty told his team to give all kids Santa’s “current location.” This tradition now handles calls from over 200 countries.