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TIL parrots are the only known creature to use tripedal movement. They use their heads as a third limb when climbing.

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78gRX TIL that, in 2011, researchers at the Mayo Clinic created cats that would give off a green glow under ultraviolet light. The goal was not to fluoresce cats, but to track the progress of gene modification while searching for a treatment for Feline AIDS.
kJEp1 TIL the largest bear to ever exist was Arctodus, The Short-faced Bear standing 12 feet tall and weighting up to 2,110 lbs.
e0eeg TIL that Michael Jordan didn’t actually have the flu during his infamous “Flu Game” in the 1997 NBA Finals vs. the Jazz. Rather, it is believed that his late night pizza was poisoned by the pizza delivery guy. Jordan went on to play 44 minutes and score 38 pts to get the win.
QJna9 TIL Pokémon is the highest-grossing media franchise of all time, bigger than Star Wars and the Marvel Cinematic Universe
oR5kY TIL 120 starlink satellites fall out of orbit per month producing 30 kilograms of aluminum oxide each which eats away at the ozone layer and these oxides have increased 8 fold in the atmosphere since 2016