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TIL There are bugs that look exactly like leaves.
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TIL in 1945 a group of Soviet school children presented a US Ambassador with a carved US Seal as a gesture of friendship. It hung in his office for 7 years before discovering it contained a listening device.
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TIL that Sigmund Freud was a cocaine addict
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TIL that cats can easily survive falling at terminal velocity, and in fact have a higher rate of survival the further up they fall. One cat fell 32 floors onto concrete and survived with a chipped tooth.
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TIL when female manta rays are ready to mate they release pheromones that attract males. This leads to a "manta train" which is when multiple male mantas follow behind a female in hopes of mating with them. This can last for weeks until the final male mantas remain.
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TIL some of the most popular surnames 100 years ago, like Daft, Balls, Smeille, Death and Shufflebottom, are facing extinction due the their rude undertones. The use of the name Cock is down by almost 75%.