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TIL the paradoxical frog, pseudis paradoxa, is the only known animal that has babies larger than the parent.

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6Lll TIL Iran has one of the largest rates of brain drain in the world. It’s estimated that 150,000-180,000 specialists leave the country every year, costing the country at least $50 billion in human capital annually.
XExM6 TIL Luxembourg won the Eurovision Song contest five times with French-language songs. When they tried switching to Luxembourgish songs they hit the last spot and quickly switched back to French.
BnxD TIL the richest president of the United States (adjusted for inflation) was George Washington.
8aROL TIL in 1984 a group of paleontologists ate a buffalo stew that had been frozen for 30,000 years. The flavor was reported as tough with an earthy mushroom smell.
JYmol TIL there is a town in New Mexico named "Truth or Consequences". They changed it from "Hot Springs" in 1950 to win a radio contest.