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TIL that catching a snake requires more patience than I have

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jNRVM TIL that of the 5000 or so species of mammals on the planet only female humans have permanent breasts.
WkVd8 TIL that there's a caterpillar, Uraba lugens, called "the mad hatterpillar", becuse it goes around with its old shedded heads stacked on as hats
ANVna TIL that George Washington never actually served in the British Army. Though he sought a commission in the Army, which would have afforded him prestigious privileges and status, he only served in the Virginia Militia prior to the Revolutionary War.
b6DN7 TIL: The Big Dig, Boston's megaproject (1991–2007), rerouted I-93 into the O'Neill Tunnel, extended I-90 via the Ted Williams Tunnel, and added the Zakim Bridge and Rose Kennedy Greenway, transforming the city's infrastructure.
6E7e8 TIL that most Asians suffer from lactose intolerance and that humans in general become lactose intolerant after weaning. It’s only with the advent of agriculture that some races were able to properly digest milk and other dairy products even if they’re already adults.