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TIL lizards aren’t able to breath and walk simultaneously.

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YpRbB TIL that there is a road in Brussels called "Ceci n'est pas une rue" ("This is not a road") in honour of Rene Magritte
yQyMw TIL about "A True Story", the first sci-fi novel written by a Greek-speaking Syrian in the 2nd century AD. This satire is the earliest known work of fiction to include travel to outer space, alien lifeforms, and interplanetary warfare.
0woMA TIL the Echis (Saw-Scaled Viper) is responsible for more human related deaths than any other snake and is arguably responsible for more deaths per year than all other snake species combined.
4BM5 TIL that back in the day, the guard who stood in the watchtower would ring a bell when the tower’s shadow disappeared (signalling midday and the start of a new watchman’s shift). This is how the term “watch” became associated with telling time!
PYdZL TIL Eddie Murphy never left his home when he did the voice of Mushu in Mulan. He accepted the role on the condition he could record all his lines at his home recording studio.