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e0VJb TIL of a mysterious fossil animal from Petrified Forest National Park called Kraterokheriodon, known only from a single tooth so strange that it is impossible to classify what kind of animal it came from.
loel5 TIL The word "piggyback" is just a screwed up play on "pick pack" --> "pick-a-back," which makes infinitely more sense than "piggyback."
R78Rw TIL that there's a mental disorder in which individuals may deliberately avoid having fun. It's commonly called Cherophobia.
b9JWj TIL A needlegun is a firearm that fires small, sometimes fin-stabilized, metal darts or flechettes. Theoretically, the advantages of a needlegun over conventional projectile firearms are in its compact size, high rate of fire, and extreme muzzle velocity.
VN08 TIL that no soda company can emulate the taste of Coke because Coca-Cola is the only company in the U.S allowed to use imported coca leaves (where cocaine comes from) in their recipe. A partner company extracts the cocaine from the leaves whereupon they are shipped to Coca Cola.