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TIL that THC can be administered by suppository.

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4W1o TIL that wolverines are being trained to find and rescue avalanche survivors, because they are naturally inclined to sniff out animals 20 feet below the snow and eat them.
b9Wb0 TIL A 25-year old man revived 12 dead lakes in India to fight off water scarcity.
Bregr TIL Cheetahs are not considered a big cat because they lack the ability to roar. Cheetahs, the last living member of the Acinonyx genus, lacks the floating hyoid unlike lions, tigers, jaguars, and leopards.(Panthera)
xMZ5 TIL that in Feudal Japan, there was an untouchable caste comprised of “impure” professions such as executioners, undertakers, workers in slaughterhouses, butchers or tanners. 400 years later, descendants of this caste may still face discrimination.
DQwJJ TIL only 8 people have been killed by bears in Yellowstone national park, out of 118 million visitors. Other deaths include drowning (125 incidents) and burns (after falling into hot springs, 23 incidents)