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Til Raccoons and cats not only get along, there have been hybrids between the two.

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JY1oV TIL Three explorers who wanted to prove that the penguins are the missing link between birds and reptiles went in the middle of the Antarctic winter (–60C) to collect penguin eggs in 1911 and when they returned back with the eggs the museum initially refused to look at them.
Yp9Lr TIL that dogs are the only non-primate species with a left-gaze bias. Humans tend to look at the right side of a human face for better facial recognition and dogs respond to faces in a similar way: Dogs also fixate on the right side of a human face, but not that of other animals.
8aVyP TIL music producer Scott Storch managed to go from $70 million of net worth to bordering on bankruptcy in just a few months by quitting his job, abusing cocaine, purchasing a private jet, a 117-foot yacht and nearly 20 luxury cars, and having a 6-month $30m spending spree.
nWJ6W TIL dandelion roots can be made into a coffee-like beverage.
61lY TIL that the word “Welsh” doesn’t specifically refer to the Welsh people, but is an ancient Germanic word for foreigners. Germans used to use it to refer to Italy, and Swiss Germans still use it to refer to the Swiss French.