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TIL Hans Asperger, who coined "Asperger's Syndrome," was a Nazi sympathizer and experimented on children

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KO5DQ TIL Punxsutawney Phil (the Groundhog's Day groundhog) lives in a terrarium built into the children's section of the local public library
ROZ8 TIL that when the body of a dead whale (or other large cetacean) falls to below 1'000m/3'000ft, it can form a “whale fall”: a localized ecosystem that supplies sustenance to deep-sea organisms. Creatures can use the carcass as a home, living off of it for decades.
Q8jp TIL that China has an obsession with cloning Western cities. They cloned Paris and it’s a ghost town.
J1MM1 TIL despite their strength and size, elephant's backs are not designed to carry weight as their bones actually extend upwards. This puts their spine at risk of 'caving in' when used for work like tourist rides. Left, ex-riding ele with caved-in back; Right, normal dome-shaped back.
8ajrL TIL a folly is a building constructed primarily for decoration, but of such extravagant appearance that it transcends the range of usual garden buildings. Many follies, particularly during times of famine, such as the Great Famine in Ireland, were built as a form of poor relief, to provide employme