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TIL Star-nosed moles smell underwater by exhaling air bubbles onto objects and then re-inhaling them to smell the scents they have trapped.

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rRLBo TIL only 14 of the 193 countries in the UN formally recognize Taiwan as a separate state from China .
5n8r TIL Dan Rather was injected with heroin by a police officer, in a police station
D8Qg TIL - Childhood lead poisoning was linked to lead-based paints in 1904. Several EU countries banned it in 1909, League of Nations banned it in 1922. The US did not start phasing it out until 1971 & houses built before 1978 may contain lead paint
kO8Ne TIL Water is used in rice fields to prevent weeds. Rice doesn't actually need that much water, but since it can thrive in such conditions, whereas weeds cannot, it's a natural protection against them.
5wbn TIL Dire wolves’ extinction has been related to their inability to compete for prey against faster wolves, making them scavengers.