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TIL Chinchilla fur is so thick and soft that fleas will suffocate if they try to live there

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b6DY0 TIL there have been MANY cases of "elephant lynching", or the killing of an elephants for spectacle with pseudo-legal or performative aspects, in the United States
gr0Y9 TIL that men have nipples because of the way the embryo develops
R5jJ8 TIL There's a type of horse racing in Japan that uses a large draft horse called Ban'ei.
4Zg6 TIL people’s teeth used to randomly explode in the 1800s due to bad fillings. Before the advent of mercury amalgam, a wide variety of metals were used to fill cavities. Using two different metals could create an electrochemical cell – effectively turning the whole mouth into a low-volt battery
pdx4 TIL that Al-Qaeda has a 5-phase strategy, culminating in the collapse of the US economy due to military overextension. 4 phases are complete.