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TIL The anarchist thinker Peter Kropotkin was a military officer turned geologist. In 1871 Kropotkin explored the glacial deposits of Finland and Sweden. In 1873, he published a map and paper in which he showed that the existing maps entirely misrepresented the physical features of Asia.

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XEjKj TIL the platypus is the only mammal that lay eggs instead of giving birth to live young. It is also one of the few species of venomous mammals, as the male platypus has a spur on the hind foot that delivers a venom capable of causing severe pain to humans.
1OxO TIL Back when the NYC Subway used tokens, people called “token suckers” would jam token slots with paper and suck out stuck tokens with their mouths. To prevent this, some attendants would sprinkle chili powder into the slots.
EwBp TIL that Colombians are obsessed with plastic surgery. The Latin American country did 375,000 cosmetic procedures in 2015 for both natives and foreigners, #2 per capita to South Korea. Thousands of Colombian teenage girls save money for years to have their first surgery at the legal age of 18.
yVkpe TIL: That the blobfish can live up to 4000ft below the surface of the ocean and can live for over 100 years old. Their most known appearance is of their deceased appearance but looks completely different when alive.
XEg5P TIL The Red-lipped Batfish, found around the Galapagos Island, have modified fins that are completely un-fish-like. The fish rests on the sea floor, it can move on its pectoral and pelvic fins as if it was walking