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TIL that flying fish escape underwater predators by launching themselves through the air and gliding for hundreds of meters. However, if they fly too high, they encounter another predator in the air: frigatebirds.

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l7LB1 TIL the current Spanish-language World Champion for Scrabble has previously also won the French-language and English-language championships. A New Zealander, he only speaks English.
EQDx TIL there is a anti-cancer drug (Abt199) that kills cancer so well, the massive amount of breakdown products of dying cancer cells can kill the patient via tumour lysis syndrome
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