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TIL Deer are omnivorous

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BrRkr TIL: The notion of a “tongue map” for different tastes is a myth. Scientists have found that specialist brain cells handle different tastes.
oQrr TIL some animals like frogs and lizards have a third eye, a very small grey oval between their two regular eyes, which functions as a photoreceptor connected directly to the pineal gland to tell their brain when it is day or night while the regular eyes are closed
NRB6 TIL of the Bodo League Massacre, where 100,000 + suspected communists were killed by the South Korean government in 1950. US, Australian, and British officials witnessed and photographed the political genocide.
lo4w1 TIL that comedian Redd Foxx, known as the "King of the Party Records" and star of the 1970s sitcom "Sanford and Son," influenced comedians including Richard Pryor, Chris Rock, Pat Morita, and Jamie Foxx, who chose his professional surname as a tribute.
MKxK TIL in 2004 a black bear was found passed out on the lawn at a resort after consuming 36 cans of Rainier Beer, sampling but not drinking any of the Busch. A Fish and Wildlife agent was quoted as saying, “it definitely had a preference.”