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TIL that cats have a non-lethal terminal velocity

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GA75j Today I learned, Jonathan Banks wouldn't have been in Breaking Bad if not for Bob Odenkirk having a schedule conflict and he had to be on the set of How I Met Your Mother. Because Bob had to do HIMYM, the producers invented another character to pull the plot along and it was Jonathan Banks.
bXKa TIL that Pixar started as a hardware company whose core product was the Pixar Image Computer, a system primarily sold to government agencies and the medical community, and made short animations to show off the capabilities of their product.
LQRaV TIL insects aren’t actually attracted to light but try to keep it above their backs due to a built-in reflex called the Dorsal Light Response. This makes them turn their dorsum toward the light mistaking it for the sky which causes them to circle around artificial light sources
AmDl TIL the US has a worst child poverty rate than Greece or Slovakia
o5YK TIL that a breed of Scorpion-Eating Mice Feel No Pain. Instead of causing pain, the scorpion venom blocks it, a fact that could lead to the development of new pain-blocking drugs for people.