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TIL A Platypus is one of the few mammals to produce venom.
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Ej57
TIL that 2 people in Greenland died of botulism after eating poorly prepared Kiviak, a delicacy in which a seal is stuffed full of birds then left to ferment. The family of the first victim - not knowing that the meal caused his death - served it at his funeral, leading to the death of his daughter.
PYrrL
TIL Cats have whiskers on their front legs
grdxX
TIL After Qing China defeated and genocided the Dzungars, Dzungar leader Amursana fled to Siberia and died. The Qing Emperor demanded his body be surrendered for "posthumous punishment" (past examples: public display, destruction of ashes), but the Tsar refused, causing a diplomatic incident.
k8LW
TIL The amount of alcohol that evaporates from whiskey casks during maturation is called the Angels share
KwkB
TIL The Royal Canadian Mint is issuing a glow-in-the-dark dinosaur quarter.