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TIL An alligator’s immune system can fight HIV.

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LvBP TIL that after being ordered by court to pay $3.6M in fines, Peter Sunde Kolmisoppi (Pirate Bay Co-Founder) wrote them an ‘IOU’
LkROV TIL Killing a “proud bitch at large” is completely legal under Tennessee law.
bY9Q TIL at age 15, Jim Carrey quit school and became a janitor to support his family. They were living out of a van.
wLoWo TIL hippos can't swim. Their bodies are too dense to float so they just walk along the riverbed. They also sleep while underwater - a reflex bobs them up to take a breath.
JmQ1 TIL that adopting two puppies from the same litter can be detrimental to the puppies and their ability to bond with their owner; this is referred to as “littermate syndrome.”