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TIL that wood frogs from Alaska can hold its pee for up to eight months, all through the long winter before relieving themselves.

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rNpEy TIL Searchlight executives demanded a title sequence for Napoleon Dynamite because they were confused on when it took place because of the fashion. When they saw the title sequence, they were disgusted by the original hands, who were played by Jon Heder, so they sent a hand model to re-shoot it.
wLP8J TIL the last time a full moon occurred on Halloween was on Oct 31, 2001. The next one will be on Oct 31, 2020.
kJx8m TIL for 358 years mathematicians attempted to solve an equation scribbled in the margin of a text book with a note they had a proof but was "too large to fit in the margin". It's still debated today whether Fermat had a solution in 1637 or wrote that just to entice other mathematicians
Eg6vo TIL of the 'Petticoat Revolution' of 1916 in which seven women led secret campaigns to gain control of the town of Umatilla, OR
1W8W TIL the “most succinct” world in any language is “mamihlapinatapai” and means the “unspoken and private moments shared in public where each party is fully aware of what the other is non-verbally expressing but is otherwise unwilling to vocally suggest or offer the thought.”