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TIL that Rock Squirrels are considered the most dangerous animal in the Grand Canyon

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dDQ8 TIL Ziggy Marley sang the theme song for the kids show “Arthur”
Y7WBB TIL about Fatal insomnia, a genetic disorder where a severe inability to sleep leads to neurodegeneration and eventually death
KY6wJ TIL historical linguist Max Müller had several theories about the origins of language. These include the Bow wow, Pooh pooh, Ding Dong, and Yo he ho theories.
JYp4v TIL that Doves and Pigeons are the same bird. For example the common pigeon, Columba livia, is called a rock dove or a rock pigeon
PGLL TIL that in all figs we eat, there is a corpse of a fig-wasp inside that has deposited it’s eggs inside the fig meanwhile pollinating it. The wasp never leaves the fig again and dies inside.