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TIL A Platypus is one of the few mammals to produce venom.

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8aldV TIL the US Army does not keep any record of "confirmed kills". Servicemen routinely report successful hits to their superiors and personally keep track.
e0EdJ TIL Justin Timberlake didn’t sing the “cry me, cry me, cry me” ad-lib on the song ‘Cry Me a River’
QJBOd TIL that The Apostrophe Protection Society that was founded to enforce the proper use of the apostrophe in written English was brought to a "full stop" in 2019. The founder of the society stated that "the ignorance and laziness present in modern times have won!"
KOAVa TIL that Ramin Djawadi, the composer for Game of Thrones, has the sensory condition Synesthesia, which allows him to visualize and associate music with color.
vP80R TIL about dry water, which is made by mixing silicon dioxide dust with water creating an air-water emulsion which is a powder.