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TIL: Even though Star Wars has an incredibly complex and deep universe, Yoda’s species was never named.

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jNwYQ TIL about Hemimastix kukwesjijk which is not a plant, animal, fungus, or protozoa. It constitutes an entirely new Kingdom, a new branch on the tree of life.
GXr7 TIL that the $100 billion tobacco industry in Indonesia is virtually unregulated. With grade school aged children as a prime target, it is common for males to start smoking as early as age 6. Tobacco smoke is also used as a holistic treatment for diseases and cancers of the body.
GAD7Q TIL Raccoons can make more than 200 different sounds
OG064 TIL That some birds participate in what’s known as “Mafia Behavior”, where a bird will lay an egg in another birds nest and if that bird rejects their egg/chick, the parasitic bird may return and kill the host’s chicks or destroy their nest.
v1gJj TIL of spray paint on sidewalks called “utility graffiti,” which uses colors and symbols to identify pipes and wires underground. Marking the ground wasn’t standard until 1976, when a dig in Los Angeles punctured a gas line and created a “wall of fire” that killed 9 people and destroyed 7 buildings.