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TIL that dragonflies breathe through gills in their rectum, and can rapidly propel themselves by suddenly expelling water through the anus

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E1Mp0 TIL: Just found out that OLED and other display technology screens can be transparent and we only add a black screen/layer behind it so we can see.
O8Oa TIL A couple named their child Dovahkiin (Dragonborn) and received a lifetime of free Bethesda games
aokb TIL; that Silphium is a type of extinct herb which according to the Romans, was used as an abortive abortifacient similar to the pill. After its extinction is became a symbol of love, some speculate it evolved into the heart symbol.
X0K8 TIL Wombat Poop is Cube-Shaped
P1n1G TIL the Ridgeback Club of Great Britain mandated the killing of all healthy ridgeless puppies. Following the outrage triggered by BBC's "Pedigree Dogs Exposed", they backtracked to "no healthy puppy will be culled"