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TIL that sloths don't fart. Their metabolism is so slow that they absorb methane through their bloodstream and breathe it out.

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XEgxP TIL the MLB's Pittsburgh Pirates were founded under the name Pittsburgh Allegheny.
QN0wM TIL that the 'vaquita' is currently the most endangered cetacean. There are presumably only 10 vaquita's left in the world.
P1k8g TIL of the Himalayan fossil hoax, in which an Indian paleontologist bought, stole and/or was gifted fossils from other parts of the world and claimed they were from the Himalayas.
rpGW TIL that in 1974 an Army Private stole a helicopter from his base, landed on the White House lawn before taking off again in a high speed helicopter chase (forcing one Police chopper to land), he was shot down only after returning to the White House. He received a year in prison and small fine.
jN1oX TIL 93% of all humans who have ever existed are dead