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TIL that young Spotted Salamanders are the only vertebrates known to host algae inside their cells making them technically photosynthetic

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GYEYg TIL of "Penis Fencing", where two hermaphroditic flatworms battle each other with their dagger-like penises to determine which one will stab the other and inject them with their sperm
pYYaG TIL a new program has started using UAV’s to combat elephant and rhino poaching in Africa. Small, battery-powered UAV’s are much more mobile than park rangers, and virtually silent, making them ideal for spotting poachers who think they’re alone in the bush.
R7K48 TIL that the Vietnamese unit of currency is the 'Dong.'
LkoVV TIL that skin creams have contributed to 37 fatal self-incinerations between 2010 and 2017 in England
k6Mg TIL that rabies was eradicated from Switzerland by feeding wild foxes - responsible for transmitting the virus - chicken heads infected with a weakened virus