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TIL that otters engage in necrophelia so much that it’s beginning to impact their populations

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jNyJn TIL Iron overload in the human body is also called the ''Celtic curse'' or the ''Irish Illness and Scottish sickness'' due the substantial amount of people of Celtic descent having the disorder.
oRaK TIL that Martin Luther King Jr’s kids have licensed their father’s words and likeness to make millions for themselves.
7r41x TIL that 45% of drywall in the US is made from waste from coal-burning electric plants. And that the gypsum in drywall is 100% recyclable.
6j9Y TIL that the name “Gorillaz” isn’t a pun, because a group of gorillas isn’t called a band, it’s called a troop.
rNAMM TIL There are insects which use superpropulsion to pee allowing them to eject accelerating pee that’s nearly 40% faster than their stylus ever moves by taking advantage of surface tension.