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TIL that Australia has lost a war against Emus

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e0Rdg TIL, that a lady named Joy Milne claimed to identify a Parkinson's patients by smell. On testing , she suspected 7 of the 12 participated subjects were diagnosed, while only 6 of them were diagnosed. 8 months later, The 7th was found to have Parkinson's.
6EENW TIL in China you can order live fish and the fish is cut open, boiled, and served while it is still squirming. Not for the squeamish.
lENV TIL Adult California ground squirrels have a protein in their blood that allow them to survive rattlesnake bites. The squirrels also heat up their tail and wave them to let the rattlesnake know they are aware of them since rattlesnakes have infrared vision. They don’t do this with other snakes.
xBNB TIL America’s Best Ace Pilot was Named Dick Bong
JYwpv TIL Many PCs in the 80's and 90's had a "Turbo" button which actually made it run slower