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TIL Dogs and Cats Cause Over 80,000 Serious Fall Injuries in the US Per Year

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8a1x8 TIL the monkey face orchid, or scientifically, the Dracula simia, is a rare orchid which is native to the tropical cloud forests of Southeastern Ecuador and Peru and likes to live in elevations above 2,000 feet. Its fragrance can described as a ripe orange scent which it emits when it blooms.
GYXA4 TIL Opossums are like tick vacuums, eating as many as 4,000 per week
WbZY TIL that the US government gave VW $51 million in subsidies for “clean Diesels”.
WkvY4 TIL IMAX Movie platter weights 250kg (550lb).
9Y0Br TIL about George Smith, a US test pilot who ejected from his plane at Mach 1.05 (777mph) and survived!