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TIL Kangal has a bite force of 743 psi, making it the strongest dog of the world.

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0dRgR TIL that the Platypus appears to locate prey through a combination of electroreceptors (which sense electric fields) and mechanoreceptors (which sense pressure changes) located in their bill - they even close their eyes, ears, and nose while hunting.
wLyeP TIL a woman burnt down the 5th oldest tree on earth while smoking meth
5dXR TIL There’s a hotel in Bolivia made almost entirely of salt, complete with salt beds and chairs
0L71 TIL Costa Rica is the only country in the world whose constitution forbids having a national army. The previous army was disbanded in 1949 after victory in the civil war.
Oa1L TIL The last surviving ship of the White Star Line (who built the Titanic in 1908) appeared in France in 2012 and is still operable today (102 years old).