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TIL that crabs have evolved independently at least five times

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OGQ5e TIL the max output of a horse can be 15 horsepower and humans can create multiple horsepower.
Px6g TIL that The actors in Planet of the Apes were so affected by the make-up that when not shooting, the actors would automatically segregate with the species they were portraying.
N7wxQ TIL that the longest tunnel in the world is the aqueduct that takes water from upstate New York to Manhattan. It is 13.5 feet wide and 85 miles long.
maDY [TIL] 10% of the general population suffers from Alexithymia, the inability to identify and describe their own emotions.
rN1bW TIL according to a Daoist legend, humans are the descendants of god’s parasites