Post * KOgx4 — Curious Curator

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TIL that instead of generating a fever themselves, cold-blooded animals will move themselves to a hotter area to cause a fever when they have an infection

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78Edb TIL the film "Close encounters of the Third Kind" is shown every single night at the Devil Tower KOA, making it one of the most screened movies ever.

WkZNB TIL that some corndogs are made from chicken instead of pork

Qjdp TIL There are approximately 3,000 tigers left in the wild. There are an estimated 5,000 tigers being kept as pets in the U.S. alone.

pYmpO TIL of the Old River Control Structure, meant to prevent the Mississippi River changing course. It if fails, it would cripple the US economy & lead to a global food crisis. Several experts have recommended letting the river shift course naturally to avoid this.

OoaX6 TIL in 2009, Libyan leader Gadaffi called for Switzerland to be dissolved and divided up between neighbouring countries after Swiss police arrested his son for beating up hotel staff. In 2010, he declared jihad on the country.