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TIL - The Thorny Devil Lizard is a reptile that channels water that comes into contact with his skin through Hygroscopic grooves to it’s mouth (It can drink water by standing in it).

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Q66p TIL that the Osage Indians were once the richest per capita people in the world due to oil reserves on their land. Congress then passed a law requiring court appointed “guardians” to manage their wealth. Over 60 Osage were murdered from 1921-1925, their land rights passed to the guardian.
16DjD TIL there is a village in India which uses melodies instead of names
4Wo6 TIL The Grand Council of the Iroquois Confederacy declared war on Germany in 1917 during World War I and again in 1942 in World War II.
m1l8M TIL of Alessandro Moreschi, the only castrato singer to make a solo recording (in 1902 - Samples are on the Wiki-Page)
m1aap TIL that Chinese Pizza Hut removed all salad bars as patrons would exploit the one-bowl rule by constructing a massive salad tower. Many people created extremely complicated and articulate engineering structures. Multiple people even successfully submitted them as civil engineering class projects.