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Today I Learned that there is a genus of parasitic barnacles that can turn male crabs female

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e0Nm4 TIL of the Sator Square, a palindrome word square found in the ruins of Pompeii. The five words carved into it, "SATOR AREPO TENET OPERA ROTAS" can be read top-to-bottom, bottom-to-top, left-to-right, or right-to-left.
wL9O1 TIL that the iconic "eagle scream" we all know is actually the redtailed hawk's cry
8e6bK TIL about the Quasi War an undeclared war fought between 1798 to 1800 by the United States and the French First Republic. It took place at sea, primarily the Caribbean and the East Coast of the United States.
1aPP7 TIL that a cyber attack at the London 2012 Olympic games was thwarted as the child hacker was called away for tea by his mother.
M7Nya TIL the existence of "Sprint football", where players must maintain a weight of 178 lb or less and 5% BFP or higher.