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TIL Malabar Giant Squirrels are real and very colorful!

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X0Gj6 TIL If you type a search term into Youtube and add either 'Before:YYYY' (Specified year) or 'After:YYYY' at the end, it will filter out any results that were uploaded before/after that year.
GAMWj TIL that seagulls have a special gland that allows them to drink saltwater without getting dehydrated. This gland filters out the salt, which they then excrete through their nostrils. I found it fascinating because it shows how well-adapted these birds are to their coastal environments!
QJ8y6 TIL that Geoffrey Tandy, a cryptogamist (algae specialist) who was mistakenly hired by Bletchley Park, significantly contributed to breaking the Enigma cipher, utilising his expertise to preserve otherwise unsalvageable codebooks from a torpedoed U-boat
JYWbQ TIL the show Chuck referenced the Mandela Effect several months before Fiona Broome coined the phrase (time stamp 0:40)
a5rZ TIL that the various parties claiming credit for the “COEXIST” logo have been locked in a bitter legal dispute over trademarks and credits for 14 years and are literally not speaking to each other.