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TIL that genetically engineered “ray cats” with fur that changed colour in the presence of radiation were considered by scientists to warn future civilisations of nuclear waste

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YplaA TIL Splooting is a pose squirrels do in order to cool down by pressing their tummy onto a cool surface
N7pve TIL: The world’s oldest living rose is believed to be 1,000 years old. It grows on the wall of the Cathedral of Hildesheim in Germany and its presence is documented since A.D. 815. In 1945 allied bombers destroyed the cathedral, yet the bush survived.
Z878Q TIL that the U.S. Department of the Treasury accepts donations to reduce the U.S. debt, and that people actually donate
Wk1WB TIL that when your adult teeth grow in, they actually dissolve the roots of your baby teeth in the process.
lQpG TIL that Avshalom Feinberg, an Israeli spy who helped the British defeat the Ottomans, was killed by Bedouins in the desert. His fate was unknown until after the 1967 Six-Day War when his remains were found under a palm tree that had grown from date seeds in his pocket to mark the spot where he lay.