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TIL that foxes use the earth’s magnetic field to help them locate mice under the snow. The article explains that when they face northeast they are 56% more likely to have a successful hunt.

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wo8bE TIL Galyn Susman was the individual who saved ‘TOY STORY 2’ by having a copy of the film at home after someone accidentally ran a command that deleted 90% of the film from Pixar’s files.
X14E TIL that instead of venom, the Braconid wasp produces an immune-suppressing virus which paves the way for its parasitic larvae. This adaptation is the result of a 100-million year old virus which altered the wasp’s DNA leading to the formation of an organ whose sole purpose is to assemble the virus.
8a0VP TIL 26 is the only number that is 1 away from both a square (55= 25) and a cube (33*3= 27). This is the result of an equation y^3 - x^2 =2
Oo9Lg TIL Charlie Chaplain composed the music for almost all of his films and played the Piano, Violin and Cello, despite not knowing how to read sheet music
Rk4l TIL The first American in space, Alan Shepard, said “Don’t fuck up, Shepard” before launch. This is now known among aviators as Shepard’s prayer