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TIL René Auberjonois, who played Odo in Deep Space Nine, is the great-great-great-grand nephew of Napoleon

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kJ7Kd TIL The US Army Engineer Corps drained the Niagara falls in 1969.
WyG8 TIL that crows and ravens are ranked among the most intelligent animals on the planet. They are known to have the ability to use tools. Some crows have even invented a method of bait fishing with crumbs stolen from humans.
ZpwgD TIL there is an Iraqi bellydance called Kawliya which involves flipping the hair and rolling the head in a manner reminiscent of a heavy metal fan at a concert. Kawliya used to be considered a disgraceful dance but is now very popular with Iraqi women who like to dance this way at social events...
E1xaX TIL alligators will allow themselves to be frozen in place in a pond to survive freezing temperatures. They seem to know instinctively just when the water will freeze and stick their noses out of the water, allowing the water to freeze around them.
mxvvR TIL Camels originated in North America. About 3 - 7 million years ago, they migrated over the Bering Strait to Asia. They also migrated to South America and became Alpacas and Llamas. Around the last ice age, they went extinct in North America.