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TIL camels can drink 200L (53 US gal) of water in 3 minutes.

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06Wv TIL that fingertips don’t “prune” when submerged in water because they absorb excess liquid, rather it’s a reaction that allows us to grip better underwater (fingertips with nerve damage don’t “prune”)
a8kVZ TIL: That hot water can cause cancer
kODjm TIL that while less than 10% of people don't wear a seat belt, they make up almost 50% of car crash fatalities
oRxZK TIL that in the 1990's, Los Angeles was the bank robbery capital of America. After droves of "Baby Bandits" started robbing hundreds of banks, employees began to quit en masse. In 1992, losses related to robberies exceeded those from fraud for the first time.
NX7r8 TIL that the Moon emits a constant tail of sodium. When small meteorites hit the surface of the Moon, the sodium from the dust that is emitted is picked up by the solar wind and blown away in a specific direction.