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TIL bacteria can get viruses

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E171p TIL The song Alouette is about a French Canadian man who caught a lark and is telling it how he’s going to pluck its feathers
Vg6Q TIL that because metal was scarce, the Oscars given out during World War II were made of wood.
D1pQV TIL It’s hypothesized that warm-bloodedness evolved in mammals and birds because it provided defense against fungal infections. Very few fungi can survive the body temperatures of warm-blooded animals. By comparison, insects, reptiles, and amphibians are plagued by fungal infections.
GY0ON TIL hip-hop artists Wu-Tang Clan recorded a single copy of a secret album, "Once Upon a Time in Shaolin". It was limited to a single copy sold for a reported $2 million.
Aeag TIL that to lick a wound is an instinctive response in humans and many other animals. It is because saliva contains a substance that promotes blood clotting and the enzyme lysozyme, which attacks the cell walls of bacteria, to guard against infection.