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TIL the peregrine falcon is the fastest animal in the world and can go as fast as 300 km (186 miles) per hour using their dive technique

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N7d81 TIL about “pee paint,” a special paint that repels pee back on the pee-er. Cities use it in an attempt to reduce public urination on walls.
nnnd TIL Sea otters have a skin pouch to store their favourite rocks
BrJWD TIL that the peanut butter jelly time guy died in a police shootout and was relatives with Snoop Dog.
baxZ TIL during the Irish Famine the Choctaw Nation, who were going through poverty and starvation themselves, donated as much money as they could raise in solidarity with the Irish. The ‘Kindred Spirits’ sculpture commemorates this event
awQGA TIL: The US has been quietly converting to the metric system and has already gotten pretty far