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TIL: Swordfish can heat up their eyes in order to hunt better

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wvjE TIL the “Stupid Motorist Law” is a law in the U.S. State of Arizona that states that any motorist who becomes stranded after driving around barricades to enter a flooded stretch of roadway may be charged for the cost of their rescue.
oNJY TIL there is a Cat Island.
9YwyM TIL the color of nasal mucous has no bearing on whether you have an infection, so just because you have yellow or green mucous, doesn’t mean you have a sinus infection; it’s a sign your immune system is doing its jobof fighting the cold virus
yQkQl TIL that most animals are digitigrade, i.e., they walk on their digits or toes. Birds, cats, dogs etc are examples and what most people think are knees are actually their ankles. Humans are plantigrades ,i.e., they walk on the flats of their feet
D19Dv TIL That in 1992, 28800 rubber duckys fell off a cargo ship in the middle of the ocean, and some of them even made it to Hawaii! (17000 miles away!)