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TIL that a species of Australian lizard is abandoning egg laying in favour of live birth

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BrlBW TIL Mosquitoes are attracted to the scent of our body. As such, mosquito repellents evaporate on the skin and work by blocking a mosquito's sense of smell, preventing it from finding its target.
gr6a8 TIL that all of China uses one time zone. On July 1, sunrise in the country’s east is at 3:05 am and sunset in the country’s west is at 10:26 pm. On Jamuary 1, sunrise in the west is at 10:16 am and sunset in the east is at 3:18 pm.
d8grZ TIL The word "checkmate" is derived from the Persian shāh māt ("the king is helpless").
xVrR5 TIL that APA Hotel group, one of Japan's substantial hotel chains, have its own CEO author a historical revitionistic book that denies the Nanking Massacre, and having said book be available on every single room in their hotels.
GjvG TIL A 512-bit CPU would be capable of addressing more bytes than there are fundamental particles in the observable universe.