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TIL: that ants can perform wound care and amputate if needed. I find this fascinating.

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ZlB TIL there is evidence we have a sense of being stared at.
6jyw TIL that before his death, Lenin published a testament that stated Stalin should be immediately removed from power as Lenin was “not sure if he can be trusted to use authority with sufficient caution”
b6ol7 TIL volcanos hold nutrients and water, making them fertile with rich soils, heat local environments, support local wildlife habitats, and many communities use geothermal energy for heat and power, and make gemstones, gold and other metals.
0w94R TIL that every Panda in the world is legally owned by the Chinese Government, which leases them out for $1,000,000 per year.
PjKV TIL: Instead of donating money to a New York Food Bank, Toyota offered ‘kaizen’; a Japanese word meaning “continuous improvement”. Toyota’s engineers applied kaizen to the soup kitchen, reducing the average wait time from 90 to 18 minutes.