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TIL that Dr. Pepper came out a year before Coca Cola

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J1BjB TIL Having a light underside and a darker top is a form of camouflage known as countershading. Animals with reverse countershading, like the honey badger, stand out more as a warning that they can defend themselves.
r1Jd TIL A stone phallus weighing 2.2 tons was unearthed in rural Ohio.
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rR9Ko TIL that in India's Padmanabha temple, there's an 800 kg (1,800 lb) hoard of gold coins dating to around 200 B.C, each coin priced at over ₹2.7 crore (US$380,000) in one vault. The rest 6 vaults haven't yet been opened and are believed to have Gold and diamonds worth over trillion dollars.
VMR80 TIL that ants have designated paramedics that are assigned to rescue their wounded soldiers, carry them back to their nest and help them heal by gently holding the hurt limb in place with their mandibles and front legs while intensely “licking” the wound for up to 4 minutes.