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TIL Cashews are deadly poisonous before roasting and are hard to harvest because their shells are poisonous to the touch

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wokAE TIL that “Firehawks” a collection of three Australian bird species, are the only animals besides humans known to use fire to hunt. They will pick up burning sticks from fires and carry them in their beaks and talons before dropping it in unburnt vegetation setting the ground ablaze driving prey out.
W7E14 TIL this seatbelt loop serves a real purpose - in an accident the seat belt is put under extreme pressure, the threading in the loops can rip, and the loop unfolds. This action adds a few extra inches to the belt and can absorb more energy to keep you safer and decrease the risk of injury.
EE4V TIL in Predator 2, the pistol that Danny Glover receives was meant to be a nod to a future movie where the predator would fight pirates…
epdZE TIL about the 4x100m universal relay. It features 4 athletes with 4 different disabilities. Each team must be mixed, with 2 women and 2 men. The relay is started by a visually impaired athlete, followed by an amputee sprinter. In third place is a person with cerebral palsy, then a wheelchair athlete
jXKR TIL that plastic was invented because of a $10,000 prize to develop replacement ivory. And that the money was offered by a billiard ball manufacturer.