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TIL That a baby porcupine is called a porcupette.

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xV9dw TIL of the ARP 2600 Synth used to make some of the greatest sounds of the 70s. Edgar Winter, The Who and Star Wars
nW6P9 TIL that New Jersey and Rhode Island are the only 2 US states where you will not face criminal prosecution for incest
R7ar7 TIL in 1962 a bear was ejected from a B-58 jet bomber at 870 mph to test whether humans could survive supersonic ejections. The bear then floated down via parachute from 35,000 feet over the course of 7 minutes, where it landed unharmed.
bMBZ TIL The costliest trial in US history was the McMartin Preschool Trial, a case of satanic abuse hysteria. The investigator’s bias resulted in children recalling stories of witches flying, travelling in hot-air balloons, being flushed down the toilet, and having been assaulted by Chuck Norris.
Dymr TIL - Nature is so good at evolving critters that aren’t crabs into crab-like things there’s a term for it: Carcinisation