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TIL that Dr. Seuss used to make Unorthodox Taxidermy of his mythical creatures

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nWDwd TIL that “Chemotherapy came to us because of an accident in World War II...it was what the Americans were hiding [illegally as mustard gas was outlawed] in one of the wrecked cargo ship that made the event historic: The U.S. SS John Harvey contained more than 120,000 pounds of mustard gas"
9wrm7 TIL that Spacex's "Falcon Heavy" is the most powerful operational rocket in the world and can lift 64 metric tons into orbit
grYGD TIL that some populations of purple pitcher plants have been found to regularly trap and eat young eastern newts (a type of salamander), which can provide the plant with a huge amount of nutrients compared to tiny insects.
Z8gjB TIL a baby Porcupine is called a Porcupette
LQdWd TIL the Earth’s tallest waterfall is actually underwater in the ocean