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TIL sucking in your stomach for years causes Hourglass Syndrome, which can malform your entire rib cage

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wLDQJ TIL of Felis nigripes: the African Black-footed Cat, aka "the deadliest cat on earth", weighing in at under 5 lbs. It kills 10 - 14 rodents or birds per night to satisfy its accelerated metabolism. The Black-footed Cat has a kill rate of 60%, whereas a lion's kill rate is about 25%.
9RGM TIL- IKEA has been offering solar-powered portable shelters for 3 years
X0LjX TIL That the senate of American Samoa is elected by and from the "Matai" the chiefly nobility of the territory, making it the only place within the United States or it's territories that maintains a titled system of aristocracy with special rights unavailable to others.
kOV1W TIL No species of turtle nurtures their children. Turtles mothers find a location on land to dig a nest and lay their eggs. After they lay their eggs, they walk away. It’s up to the babies to fend for themselves once they hatch.
VZ0Z TIL When you learn something new, for example someone tells you a new word, new piece of info, etc. your brain will start creating a frequency illusion called the Baader-Meinof illusion which starts to place the new piece of information everywhere and you will start seeing it much more frequently.