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TIL Otters have the thickest fur of any animal - as many as 1 million hairs per square inch

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VZvm TIL “Suicide” doors, which are hinged at the rear rather than at the front, were popular with mobsters during the 1930s. Supposedly, this was because the design of the doors made it significantly easier to push passengers out of moving vehicles.
Rxkl TIL that we use Green-and Blue-Screen instead of Red because there is no blue or green pigment in our skin.
o1AK TIL during the Iraq-Iran War, the United States shot down an Iranian civilian plane, killing 260 people.
YRoZ TIL that almost all all the commercially raised turkeys in the U.S. are the product of artificial insemination. Selective breeding has left male turkeys with such large breasts that they are unable to have sex.
XE7lD TIL when the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre in 1911, the empty space it left on the wall attracted more visitors than the painting had.