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TIL: An elephant’s trunk has more than 40,000 muscles. In comparision a human being only has 639 muscles total.

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5VOBD TIL The very distinctive black and white pattern of Killer Whales (Orcas) serves as a form of camouflage from their prey. Like military airplanes that are colored light on the undersides and dark on top, this color pattern makes the whales less visible from both above and below.
00L1 TIL on Memorial day, the US Flag should be flown at half mast from dawn to noon only. From noon to dusk it should be flown at full.
P1Y6e TIL that resistance laundresses used super itching powder on German underwear and uniforms developed by the British SOE.
YpNXB TIL that all beaches in Mexico are property of the federal government. There are no privately owned beaches in the whole country, all of them are open to public use.
PxXw TIL that the whites of your eyes, called the Sclera, is actually continuous with the Dura Mater, the membrane that surrounds the brain.