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TIL that in the orignal Powerpuff Girls pilot, the accidental substance was a can of “Whoop Ass”

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M7JWV TIL that the majority of recorded sloth deaths in Costa Rica are due to contact with electrical lines and poachers. Their claws also provide another; when hanging upside-down in a tree, they are held in place by the claws themselves and often do not fall down even if shot from below.
8yKL TIL that the word ‘infant’ comes from the Latin word 'infans’, meaning “unable to speak” or “speechless”
9LPD TIL Texas is #1 in toxic chemicals released into water, carcinogens released into air, carbon dioxide emissions, hazardous waste, #2 in overall birth rate, #50 in % with high school diploma, population insured, women receiving prenatal care in first trimester
XDLR TIL that the Spongebob Squarepants theme-song is a popular marching cadence in the Russian armed forces.
X98X TIL the UK still retains 18 Queen’s Messengers, who hand deliver secret documents to British embassies worldwide, travelling undercover in business class. The diplomatic package has its own “passport”, as though it’s a human being, and is exempt from being searched or x-rayed by airport security.