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TIL that some ants can perform leg amputations and know when it's needed

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LQDdZ TIL that Cassowary meat is so tough that people were told to cook it with a stone in the pot. "When the stone is ready to eat, so is the Cassowary."
PwNZ TIL, in 1899 taxi driver Jacob German was arrested for driving 12mph, 4 mph over the legal limit. He was pulled over by a police officer on a bicycle.
ZL0a TIL that in Germany there is a project called Dunkelfeld that aims to treat paedophiles before they offend
rbjW TIL a British Columbia company backed by the Gates Foundation is sucking CO2 directly from the atmosphere and converting it to usable transportation fuel. The plant removes one ton of carbon dioxide a day, the equivalent of taking 100 cars off the road annually.
nmko TIL only 2 people knew Darth Vader was Lukes father, 6 total before audiences saw it. A fake page was put in the script; Mark Hamill was informed 5 minutes prior to shooting the scene, and was told the man playing Darth Vader would be using incorrect dialogue, and to “act” as if he said it.