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TIL that male water striders intimidate the female to have sex with them by tapping on the water to attract predators

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Y7LRG TIL that the pound sign £ is a stylised L, from the Latin "libra pondo" (a Roman unit of weight). The reason why it's called a "pound sterling" was because it was originally defined as the value of a pound of sterling silver.
a88Ob TIL the average meat eater consumes 7,000 animals in their lifetime. It breaks down to 11 cows, 27 pigs, 2,400 chickens, 80 turkeys, 30 sheep and 4,500 fish
rNNAw TIL Dromedary Camels are a completely domesticated species, having gone extinct in the wild over 2,000 years ago. Any that live outside captivity, such as those in Australia, are ferals descended from pack/farm animals brought in by people.
xmOw TIL a local fisherman in Costa Rica nursed a crocodile back to health after it had being shot in the head, and released the reptile back to its home. The next day, the man discovered “Pocho” had followed him home and was sleeping on the mans porch. For 20 years Pocho became part of the mans family
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