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TIL That Australian Wallabies have been found to make crop circles in Tasmania after ingesting opium poppies.

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Zxxp TIL in 1977 five TV stations in the UK had their audio simultaneously hijacked for over 6 minutes by someone claiming to be an Alien and warning Earth.
XEW0Q TIL cows are the cause of 20 times more deaths than sharks. Whenever a cow gets scared they will charge and attack, considering they are over 1000 pounds death due to a cow charge is highly plausible. Sharks usually only kill humans when they mistake them for some other source of food like a turtle.
9x8p TIL that most children are extra sensitive to bitter taste, which may explain why they do not like vegetables.
691yl TIL John Von Neumann worked on the first atomic bomb and the first computer, came up with the formulas for quantum mechanics, described genetic self-replication before the discovery of DNA, and founded the field of game theory, among other things. He has often been called the smartest man ever.
gMAGX TIL you shouldn't let dogs chase laser pointers. Unlike cats, dogs thrive on closure, and chasing laser pointers never provide any, which is frustrating for your dog and messes with their head. Doing so can lead to behavioral disorders for your dog.