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TIL cats kidneys are so efficient, they can drink seawater all day every day, no problem.

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4eno TIL Chickens will share responsibility of sitting on eggs and raising young, they let other chickens know about food before feeding themselves, and they warn each other of predators.
lNyB TIL that a grizzly bear’s bite is estimated to be strong enough to crush a bowling ball
rNwX1 TIL the critically endangered Panamanian golden frog is being bred in captivity in order to preserve the species.
awA40 TIL of Ball Lightning, an unexplained phenomena where a luminous ball of what looks like lightning appears at ground level, moving unpredictably and 'bouncing off buildings, people and cars'. Despite many accounts, very little is known about why it occurs.
9YWnr TIL that Joseph Smith, the founder of the LDS church, and his brother Hyrum were shot to death by an angry mob while in prison in Carthage, Illinois. After being shot in the face, Hyrum exclaimed “I’m a dead man, Joseph!” Then Joseph was shot while trying to escape out of a second story window.