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TIL Google hires camels to capture “street view” in deserts

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ELpX TIL that Bumblebees Can Fly Higher Than Mount Everest
yQmwe TIL there were only two English words that end in "gry"-- hungry and angry. In 2018, the Oxford English Dictionary added a third-- "hangry" (an irritable state induced by lack of food).
9w7MX TIL that following a deadly avalanche in 1962, Peruvian authorities were warned of the potential for a much larger slide to occur by a group of American climbers. These warnings were not only ignored but actively suppressed. 8 years later the deadliest avalanche in history occurred, killing 30k
P1yg TIL that LSD (acid) is not considered addictive by the medical community, is not known to cause brain damage, and has extremely low toxicity relative to dose. How low? There has never even been a documented human death from an LSD overdose.
W74Bo TIL about a jelly fish that's immortal. It can transform itself into it's younger stage by a process called transdifferentiation and grow back into adult again. This process can be repeated indefinitely