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TIL that A flatworm parasite called Ribeiroia ondatrae infects several species of frogs just as they're developing their limbs

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N76xJ TIL that before the Nintendo GameCube was released, one of the codenames for it were “Dolphin”
PYZVg TIL in Taiwan, every receipt for every store in the country is also a ticket to a government-run lottery with top prizes worth up to US$300,000
WwlB TIL The first person to hear Journey’s “Only the Young” was terminally ill, 16 year old Kenny Sykaluk, who died the next day still holding the Walkman in his hand
XPJR TIL all knots reduce the strength of the rope in which they are tied, generally by 20% to 40% of the unknotted strength.
R5vbl TIL a French town has a law that prohibits UFOs from flying over or landing within its territory.