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TIL of the hairy frog which is an animal that when in danger breaks its own bones in order to push the broken bones through the skin to create claws.

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nnEB TIL that fungi are the only organism known to cause mass extinction– and that they’ve already begun to eradicate frogs, fishes, bees, and most ominously, bats– a mammal. Valley Fever, now spreading unchecked throughout the American southwest, is a fungal infection….
M0W8 TIL that after listening to Is This It by the Strokes, lead singer of The Killers (Brandon Flowers) got so depressed at how good it was that he scrapped all the songs they had been working on except one. That song he kept was Mr. Brightside.
oyp7 TIL Hydrocodone (Vicodin) is no longer available for medical use in most of the world, dating as far back as the 60`s, due to its habit forming side effects. Except in the US where it is available, and classified in a low narcotic category.
YbGZ TIL: A scientific study demonstrated that Duct Tape “… failed reliably and often quite catastrophically,” at sealing ducts.
DBGY TIL there is a “safe spot” in the original Pac-Man where the ghosts will never kill you