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TIL that the scientific name of a llama is, Lama glama.

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jD5a TIL that the common Raccoon did not inhabit Japan until 1977, the year when a popular anime caused many people to import them as pets, allowing many to escape into the wild.
jN8yn TIL King George V was euthanized/killed when injected with fatal doses of morphine and cocaine in his deathbed, so that the announcement was ''in the morning papers rather than the less appropriate evening journals.''
87NV TIL kangaroos hop because they can’t move their legs independently.
Oor47 TIL: "Noctural penile tumescence" refers to men having erections during the REM phase of sleep. Observation of this can help doctors diagnose erectile dysfunction: if the penis gets erect during sleep, the patient's problem is likely psychological and not a problem of blood flow.
xVopb TIL Germany only paid off the last chunk of reparations imposed on it by the Allies after the First World War on 3rd October 2010.