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TIL a recently discovered fearsome Jurassic crocodile has been named Lemmysuchus, after Motorhead frontman Lemmy.

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b9N TIL that, as a way to detect nighttime predators, many species of animals (ducks, dolphins, whales, iguanas) will sleep with one eye open. One hemisphere of their brain is asleep while the other one is awake.
e5V5 TIL pineapples were a status symbol in 18th century England. They were so expensive that you could rent them by the night and take them to parties with you.
XEmxk TIL That Snoopy is NASA's official safety mascot. Every astronaut since 1968 has worn a silver Snoopy pin into space; upon return, the astronauts present the pin as a special recognition to a civilian team member who helped keep them safe.
d8NZZ TIL Canada is one of the oldest continual monarchies in the world. Established in either the 15th or 16th Century, it is older than the British monarchy which took a break between 1649 and 1660.
gBMD TIL in 1987, a 43 year-old man took a teenage girl out into the Californian woods to search for Bigfoot. He came back without her, saying a Bigfoot had abducted her. The man never was convicted, went free, and the girl is still missing to this day.