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TIL that wild mice (and many other wild animals) will run on an exercise wheel, even when not in a cage, just because they like it!

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OGMD6 TIL Actress Drew Barrymore is a scion of both the illustrious Drew and Barrymore acting dynasties, whose complicated family tree includes famous film and theater actors going back to the 19th Century
xDmw TIL that the green iguana has a ‘third-eye’ called a parietial eye, in the middle of its forehead. This does not function in the same way as its two side eyes, but enables it to detect movement, especially from above, to help it avoid predators.
gMXXA TIL that the Pyrenean ibex was cloned back from extinction for several minutes, three years after the species had originally gone extinct, until the clone that had been produced died due to lung defects
awx1M TIL of “Black Monday” which was a stock market crash in 1987. The Dow Jones fell 22.6% and worldwide losses were estimated at $1.7 trillion.
won5J TIL that the earliest form of sushi originated on the Mekong River (parts of Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam) between the 5th and 3rd centuries BC. To prevent the fish spoiling in the heat they were gutted packed with glutinous rice and stored in barrels. It spread to China and then Japan.