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TIL that a Tardigrade, or water bear, can withstand temperatures ranging from -458 °F to 300 °F, pressure six times stronger than what is found in the deepest parts of the ocean, and can go without food and water for more than 10 years.

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VMENQ TIL of Chinese folklore's "Pixiu", a creature that was banished from the heavens for being unruly--; It was spanked by the Jade Emperor so hard that its butthole was sealed, leaving it cursed to a diet of gold, silver, and jewels but unable to expel any of it.
epgOn TIL in 2010 a two-tonne hippo escaped from a Montenegro zoo during a flood. After wandering around nearby farms for 10 days, she returned to her pen on her own accord. Her keepers had been keeping a close eye on her, giving her food when she came close to the zoo & covering her with hay at night.
4klLR TIL Birds of the same species can have regional accents. These accents, which go unnoticed by humans, are biologically significant for birds as they use songs for mating, territory defense, and communication. Avian accents may develop like the human game of “Telephone.”
Bd5K TIL that in 1991 Spacewatch discovered an artificial body near earth that is now listed on the NASA Astrophysics data system as a possible alien probe that was observed in the vicinity of our planet. Its orbit will bring it back to earth in 2016.
1Ldr TIL For 37 years the Supreme Court did not consider movies to be protected under the 1st amendment because “they may be used for evil”.