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TIL That Opossums glow bright pink under their fur, but only under UV Light

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mxlrp TIL that there is a system where cows can choose when they are milked. The whole process is automated, customized for each cow, and has seen cows living 30% longer than those at farms that use traditional methods.
Y7Pxr TIL that when Emerson Fittipaldi won the 1993 Indy 500 he chugged orange juice instead of the traditional milk, earning the enmity of the fans. Fittipaldi owned an orange grove in his native Brazil and wanted to promote the product.
kOLG5 TIL that Lillian Gilbreth, the real mother from Cheaper by the Dozen, was also one of the first women to earn a PhD in engineering, pioneered the field of industrial psychology, and invented the pedal trashcan.
ovm8 TIL The Philadelphia Police Department fired over 10,000 rounds and dropped a bomb on a house in West Philly on May 13, 1985. The bomb caught fire and burned down 65 homes, anyone attempting to escape the fire was shot at by police. 6 adults and 5 children were killed, only 2 people survived.
l7581 TIL: Nintendo owns the rights to two pornographic movies.