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TIL that certain mammels like weasels seasonally shrink their skull and brain to reduce heat loss during winter

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DODj TIL that in the DC universe, there’s an ordinary Earth housecat that was chosen to be a member of the Red Lantern Corps for the great rage in his heart.
W7YBN TIL that early in Edgar Allen Poe's writing career, he published an essay exposing a fake chess-playing automaton that was actually operated by a chess master hidden inside. The essay employs a method of deduction called 'ratiocination' which is used by C. Auguste Dupin, Poe's fictional detective.
6EN4J TIL that Singapore was expelled from Malaysia, making it one of the few times in history when a country has voluntarily divested itself of part of its own territory
MexLb TIL Sebastian Bach was fired from Skid Row after booking a show where the band would have opened for KISS. The other members refused to perform, saying Skid Row was too big an act to open for KISS. Bach left the band with a message saying "You're never too big to open up for KISS."
0waZR TIL in Spain up to 100,000 hunting dogs are put down each year, often by hanging or drowning.