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TIL that Taylor Swift has a millipede named in her honor

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KO6AG TIL that some people in India fail to take anti-rabies medication in time due to puppy-pregnancy syndrome. People suffering from this condition believe that shortly after being bitten by a dog, puppies are conceived within their abdomen.
rN5mw TIL Prior to human settlement New Zealand had no land-based mammals apart from three bat species
e01kL TIL that Slack was originally a video game company, created the unprofitable MMO "Glitch," and repurposed internal game tools to create their Fortune 500 chat app now worth $24bn.
b6nwZ TIL that I've been doing it wrong and should be wearing a Vaseline oil soaked tampon when I shower Symbiofem Protect Bathing and Swimming Tampon
JY8j1 TIL Viruses kill about 25-30% of the living material in the oceans every day. When they infect and kill organisms, nutrients such as carbon and phosphorous are released into the ocean. This keeps microbes and phytoplankton thriving. If you take the viruses out of seawater, photosynthesis stops