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TIL coywolves that are taking over eastern north america can breed with coyotes, wolves, and dogs.

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rNdn0 TIL in 1912 Teddy Roosevelt was shot on his way to his presidential campaign. Instead of seeking medical attention he continued on to give his speech, starting by saying ““Friends, I shall ask you to be as quiet as possible. I don’t know whether you fully understand that I have just been shot.”
X0XYP TIL about The Cave Without a Name near San Antonio, TX . In 1940 there was a state-wide contest to name the cave and the winner was a young boy who said that the cave "was too beautiful to have a name". He received the $50 cash prize award. The Cave Without A Name is a National Natural Landmark.
691nw TIL that In 2017, a team of geologists from New Zealand, New Caledonia, and Australia concluded that Zealandia is a submerged continent, not a microcontinent or continental fragment. The continent's large size and isolation from Australia support its definition as a continent.
9YEXM TIL wild hogs are immune to most poisonous snakes.
dKWE TIL That a Hard Drive’s data can be viewed with a proper Microscope