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TIL: Fingers prune underwater not because of them absorbing the water or washing away the oil, but because of an evolutionary trait caused by the brain to enhance the grip of your fingers underwater.

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ONy1 TIL of Foxes that can jump 3 feet in the air to dive 3 feet into snow to catch mice. They determine the speed and trajectory of the mouse before nose diving with pinpoint accuracy.
1QA8 TIL When Hugh Hefner became a father to two sons raised at the Playboy Mansion, nudity was banned, the “Playmates at Play” sign became “Children at Play”, and the grounds were littered with toys
wLGnY TIL that when wooly mammoths went extinct, their territorial grassland was replaced with birch forests. This ushered in an age of forest fires so significant that it may have changed the global climate.
Yp59Z TIL the average toll to cross the Panama Canal is around $54,000.
NXn4b TIL: In the Zhou dynasty, it is believed the ruling class had excess "de" and so needed a large number of female partners or else the "DE" turns into malevolent "gui". They have special court ladies, the "nu shi" to ensure they sleep with women in the right order and amount.