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TIL that people in sotland have 421 words for snow!

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pYG4O TIL there’s a breed of cat called the Lykoi (Greek for “wolf”). They lack undercoats, the result of a naturally-occurring genetic mutation in feral cats, which along with sparse rear guard hair and a unique hair coloration makes them look like werewolves.
1aRkD TIL Jimmy Carter was the first President born in a hospital.
nWvvW TIL mosquitoes can't transmit HIV because, Only saliva is injected into humans when a mosquito bites and thus HIV positive blood that a mosquito may have previously ingested is never transmitted to other humans.Imagine what would happen if its snout structure isn't built that way.
vZbr TIL the US representative of the WHO had a publication discontinued after it said that cocaine used occasionally does not typically lead to severe or even minor physical or social problems because it failed to reinforce proven drug control approaches.
awZKZ TIL of HMS Dreadnought, a ship built in 1906. It used such revolutionary technology that a whole new class of battleships named "dreadnoughts" was created. It was the fastest battleship in the world and had 32 guns. However, its only significant action was ramming and sinking a German submarine.