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TIL that the sounds some lobsters make when boiling are not their screams, but rather the sounds of air escaping small crevices in their body. Lobsters don’t even have vocal chords.

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0AxA TIL During the Second World War, the U.S. Army discovered that colorblind soldiers could distinguish camouflaged targets better than their counterparts with color vision could.
GAYbG TIL: In 1937 the entirety of the Soviet Central Institute of Aerodynamics were arrested meaning that many WW2 planes were designed from prison
60QQ TIL that during his Illinois senatorial campaign, Lincoln claimed he didn’t believe in racial equality between blacks and whites of any kind.
0wvRM TIL About the Norwegian Lunderhund, a species of dog that recovered from near extinction after almost being wiped out by illness in 1963. Originally, there were only 6 left in the whole world. Thanks to a careful breeding scheme, there are now 1400 dogs.
6p8w TIL chunks of whale puke sell for as much as $150,000. After aging, the chunks become known as ambergris, developing a sweet musky smell. The material is highly sought after by high-end perfume manufacturers.