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TIL The Western Fence Lizard's blood kills Lyme disease in Ticks that feed on them. The lizard is credited for the relatively low incidents of Lyme disease in the Western United States.

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ZoMD TIL of a festival in Spain, “Entroido”, where Medieval tax collectors run in the streets with burning hay as people throw dirt at them. The town gathers in the center to throw flour and ants at each other, followed by a man w/ a cows head used to lifts women’s skirts, among other things
XEVgR TIL Grizzly bears' muscles suffer no atrophy despite months of inactivity in hibernation; scientists discovered that non-essential amino acids (NEAAs) regulated by particular grizzly bear muscle proteins allowed muscle growth during inactivity.
KY0rB TIL that Little Groot dancing in Guardians of the Galaxy 2 was director James Gunn using motion capture
v1yvr TIL that the Norweigan resistance during WW2, after having their entire sardine catch requisitioned by the Nazis, took revenge by spiking the sardines with croton oil which is an extremely powerful laxative. Britain was so impressed by this that they followed suit by also spiking German supplies
JKr4 TIL “Jay” used to be slang for a foolish person. So when a pedestrian ignored street signs, he was referred to as a “jaywalker.”