› added 3 years ago

76

TIL the three-toed skink is a “bimodally reproductive” species that can lay eggs or give live birth, and is the first known vertebrate to perform both in a single litter.

Read more reptilesmagazine.com

via reddit.com

b6Mn4 TIL Until the middle of the 20th century, cats tasked with rodent control aboard ships were issued passports, uniquely signed with the imprint of their own paws.
P4Le TIL milk has peptides that mimic the effect of opiates in the brain causing very real cravings and opiate withdrawals for milk lovers.
wLAyM TIL Gerald Ford served as vice president and then president of the U.S without actually being elected for either of those roles.
RJW4 TIL the custom of standing for the National Anthem was started by an Irish immigrant in 1893.
neP7d TIL UK had and enforced the law in 1994 banning gatherings of 20 or more people, where music with repetitive beats (EDM/rave) was played