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TIL the Labord’s Chameleon of Madagascar has an average lifespan of 4-5 months. This is shorter than the time it takes to develop as an embryo (8-9 months)

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8aw4L TIL under U.S. federal law, if you know you're under investigation then it's illegal to delete your browser history.
ADZOn TIL that the SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) virus is so infectious that one man in Hong Kong infected 183 people in 8 appartment buildings with one horriffic bowel movement, causing a plume of aerosolised faeces to circulate through the ventiltion system and outside on the wind.
e0mB5 TIL that Nicolas Cage once outbid Leonardo DiCaprio for a 70 million year old dinosaur skull paying $276,000 for it. After later finding out that the skull was stolen he agreed to return it to the Mongolian authorities.
rR6mW TIL that Seneca Village, a community composed mainly of free black people, was destroyed in the 1850s to make way for New York City's Central Park
ADP8o TIL Despite being a popular fad, Gluten-Free diet is not healthier for people who do not have gluten intolerance or allergy “For the general population, the presence or absence of gluten alone is not related to diet quality. What’s important are the overall food choices made within a diet”