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TIL that armadillos can cross streams or rivers either by inflating their intestines to float or by simply holding their breath and walking across the bottom.

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GAAXN TIL we get the word “tomato” from the Nahuatl people of Mexico.
KAQJ TIL Science fiction author Orson Scott Card called Serenity “the best science fiction film ever”, further stating “If Ender’s Game can’t be this kind of movie, and this good a movie, then I want it never to be made. I’d rather just watch Serenity again.”
9YkK7 TIL in 1983 a mentally ill young man who shot himself in the head in a suicide attempt suffered a brain injury that apparently eliminated his phobia of germs and his obsession with washing his hands.
D1O9D TIL an eighth grade girl was detained by police after she attempted to buy her lunch with a 2 dollar bill. After bringing the bill to the bank, they determined it was real
d09d TIL A single sperm contains 37.5 MB of DNA information. One ejaculation represents a data transfer of 15,875 GB.