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TIL researchers at a base in Antarctica started to develop a new accent

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5V9aD TIL that the lily plant is incredibly toxic to cats and if they ingest any part of it they have an almost 100% mortality rate. Even the flower's pollen getting in their fur or water can kill cats.
pYORA TIL about a jigsaw puzzle with a $2 million prize that has remained unsolved for 17 years—even AI struggles with it.
VPxm TIL Jay Leno has never touched a dime of his ‘Tonight Show’ money
oRVn8 TIL that if you have a Brazil nut allergy, you can develop an allergic reaction if you have sex with someone who had recently consumed Brazil nuts. A study in 2007 documented the first case of a sexually transmitted allergic reaction to Brazil nuts.
AD5Lx TIL of ‘The Vanishing Lake’ in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, which fills and empties frequently but unpredictably due to unknown geological conditions. There are three streams flowing into the lake but none out. It is said that on nights when the lake is full, a ghost haunts the shoreline.