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TIL Some frogs reproduce in complex systems involving multiple different species

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WkLdo TIL when John Connally died in 1993, there was a petition to recover the fragments of the bullet that hit him in Kennedy's assassination, hoping to disprove the single bullet theory. Department of justice replied that it would approve if Connally's family gave permission, which they refused to give.
D10bJ TIL in 2001, a baby bear, lion, and tiger were rescued from a drug dealers house in Atlanta. They had bonded as a trio and remained friends for over 15 years. Usually as animals grow older, they grow apart from other species, but these three remained close and even lived in the same habitat.
jN0Ra TIL the name of "Spam" is a portmanteau of "spiced ham".
VB6j0 TIL After Hurricane Katrina, residents would decorate their refrigerators. The "Katrina Refrigerator," which was taped shut and left on the curb, became a community source of graffiti, art, political and creative expression.
oBEXR TIL that highways in South Korea are go from low to high numbers from South to North. Numbers between 70 and 99 aren't allowed because they are reserved for North Korea should unification happen.