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TIL that sloths are so slow that algae grows naturally on their fur, helping them camouflage in trees.

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1rmr TIL that a 23 year old French man impersonated a missing sixteen year old Texas boy and lived with the boy’s family for over four months.
jNOOa TIL that maybe I can trick the YouTube Algorithm.
X8Or TIL the word “umbrage,” i.e. “take umbrage” (take offense) is from the Latin “umbra,” or parasol, and used to be a synonym for “shade.” “He took umbrage at the suggestion” literally = someone was throwing shade at him.
7L17 TIL Neptune has the strongest winds in the Solar System: 2,100 km/hour (1,304 mph).
ADll7 TIL in that 19th century physicians warned women about a condition called "Bicycle Face" that was caused by riding a bike. Symptoms included wrinkles, manliness and "an appearance of exhilaration suggesting masturbation".