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TIL that venomous snakes can commit suicide by biting themselves.

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VBQXk TIL that Mount Kosciuszko, recognized as the tallest mountain in Australia, was actually mislabeled and was shorter than the actual tallest mountain (Mount Townsend). To correct the error, the names of the mountains were simply swapped.
LwLm TIL that the reason for Yogi Bear’s collar is that it allowed animators to keep his body static, redrawing only his head in each frame when he spoke — a method that reduced the number of drawings needed for a seven-minute cartoon from around 14,000 to around 2,000
VMoXk TIL that Some of Moscow’s stray dogs have figured out how to use the city’s immense and complex subway system, getting on and off at their regular stops. In the morning they travel into city to scavenge for food and catch the train back home in the evening.
6bbl TIL that at the end of the Beatles’ song “A Day in the Life,” an ultrasonic whistle, audible only to dogs, was recorded by Paul McCartney for his Shetland sheepdog.