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TIL that the excess skin/fat on a cats belly is called the 'primordial pouch' and apparently it's is to protect a cats organs in a fight

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Lxp0 TIL Many unlicensed dog sellers in China perform DIY plastic surgery on sickly runts to make them resemble expensive breeds. The dogs are given painkillers and stimulants to appear active and healthy before sale. Most die within seven days. Licensed sellers dub the unfortunate animals “week dogs.”
p85nO TIL the Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) is one of the very few venomous mammals capable of actually injecting its venom like a snake through specially modified teeth. The second lower incisors have special grooves through which venom flows. The venom can kill mice in 2 to 6 minutes.
GAe65 TIL that Christopher Lee holds the record for most on-screen character deaths at 61, out of 200 appearances. Sean Bean has only died on-screen 25 times
emm5 TIL that humans will regrow a rib equally as strong as the original within only 2 - 3 months of having it surgically shortened.
LQQZr TIL that ~10% of the population has a congenital spine abnormality.