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TIL: Crocheting keeps only one knot open at a time whereas Knitting keeps an entire row open simultaneously

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wLDQJ TIL of Felis nigripes: the African Black-footed Cat, aka "the deadliest cat on earth", weighing in at under 5 lbs. It kills 10 - 14 rodents or birds per night to satisfy its accelerated metabolism. The Black-footed Cat has a kill rate of 60%, whereas a lion's kill rate is about 25%.
Wjgd TIL elephants around the world are evolving to be born without tusks since they are selecting mates with tuskless traits that survive poachers, thus spreading the gene.
yV04M TIL that since 1938, a Finnish government agency has given parents a "maternity package" containing many useful items for babies for every newborn child
0wAPA TIL that 41% of Australians don't know how long it takes for the Earth to orbit the sun.
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