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TIL that in the city of Cincinnati, Appalachians are a protected class.

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JYGe4 TIL "larger crocodiles can go for over a year without eating a meal. In extreme situations, crocodiles appear to be able to shut down and live off their own tissue for a long period of time."
w05J TIL that Ugandan dictator Idi Amin’s official title was “His Excellency, President for Life, Field Marshal Al Hadji Doctor Idi Amin Dada, VC, DSO, MC, Lord of All the Beasts of the Earth and Fishes of the Seas and Conqueror of the British Empire in Africa in General and Uganda in Particular.”
N7oG8 TIL that lemurs are among the largest pollinators (in terms of their size, not their scale of pollination)
XEopk TIL Robin Hood was called to be removed from Indiana textbooks for being communist
R5ZKl TIL that in July 2018, Russian scientists collected and analysed 300 prehistoric worms from the permafrost and thawed them. 2 of the ancient worms revived and began to move and eat. One is dated at 32,000 years old, the other 41,700 years old.