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TIL Arctic foxes don't start shivering until -94 °F / -70 °C

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7rlrP TIL the 'Office Olympics' of 'The Office' was inspired by a similar real life event the 'King of the Hill' staffers played. It included 'Guess the Elevator', a Twinkie Eating contest, in which Paul Lieberstein (Toby Flenderson) placed second, and had Chuck Mangione play at the opening ceremony
6EXL7 TIL the Philippine Tarsier is known to commit suicide in captivity by smashing its own head against rocks.
QZ7k TIL the red juice in raw red meat isn’t blood
yVnne TIL of Martin Pistorius, who was unable to move or communicate for several years, but was able to recover partially due to his hatred of Barney, reruns of which were shown in his room
dDWPd TIL: Lo Fu-Chu was a mid level mafia member, jailed for 3 years, started a new criminal organization called "Celestial Alliance", he then dabbled in legitimate businesses and became powerful government official where he attempted to strangle a coworker. He is now on the run for insider trading.