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TIL Turtles can breathe in through their butts.

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vPYwR TIL that cappuccino got its name from Italian friars' robes. The color of the espresso mixed with frothed milk was similar to their color.
M701m TIL of Cassiopea xamachana. A species of upside-down jellyfish capable of spawning venom filled, homing torpedoes that swims independently from the animal and allows it to kill/stun prey from a distance.
kJ7dm TIL some frogs in South/Central America have the rare ability to become nearly transparent when they're sleeping but look opaque reddish-brown when hopping around. Using light and ultrasound imaging technology they found the frogs concentrate their blood in their liver, draining them of most color.
Y79yW TIL an American photographer lost and fatally stranded in Alsakan wilderness was ignored by a state trooper plane because he raised his fist which is the sign of all okay
9wxL6 TIL Alysson Muotri wants Sentiomics: Sentiomics is the development and ‘education’ of human brain organoids to become sentient.