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TIL that manatees rely on their farting abilities to keep them afloat. When they have gas stored up, they’re more buoyant and float to the surface. When they fart out that gas, they sink. When constipated and can’t pass gas, they can't swim properly and float around with their tail above their head.

jyM TIL there is a name for the scent of rain
7rZ7P TIL: It’s estimated 98% of the rain forest in Indonesia and Malaysia will be destroyed by 2022, with much of the blame on palm oil farming
a5oL TIL that the oldest yo mama joke is on a 3500 year old Babylonian tablet
5Ygr9 TIL about Whitter, Alaska, an entire town in one building
MMMB TIL male rape doesn’t exist as a criminal offense under UK law. When a male is raped, it is recorded as “non consensual buggery”.