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TIL all tortoises are actually turtles and calling a tortoise a turtle is not wrong.

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mxexp TIL: Among many things named in honor of the naturalist Peter Pallas (b 1741, d 1811) are around a dozen animal species and an important olivene-crystal-studded stony-iron meteorite. Also, the Russian town closest to the meteorite crater was named for him --as was the surrounding land district.
74kX TIL when friends of a deceased drag queen were clearing out her belongings, they found a 15-year old mummified body in a trunk, wrapped in leather.
LkkYm TIL that tea and coffee can inhibit your bodies ability to absorb iron
7rKRp TIL the highest paid state employees in most states is a state university (men’s) athletic coach.
R7QX6 TIL that it was a common belief amongst anesthesiologists that readheads are harder to sedate. Now there are studies to show that they do indeed often require around 20% more anesthesia to sedate and have a higher tolerance to pain.