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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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ePr5 TIL that contrary to popular belief, Leonidas of Sparta was not a young man at the Battle of Thermopylae. He was actually around 60 years old.
QNpB9 TIL ... about the Rice Hypothesis which posits cultures that engaged in wet rice farming that requires coordinated irrigation and synchronized planting tend to be collectivist while wheat farming cultures evolved to be more individualistic.
YdAv TIL: Bananas are curved because they grow towards the sun
4XNQo TIL Pablo Escobar, despite being a wanted crime lord, took a photo with his son in front of the White House.
4e5g TIL - a 6000 year-old stone complex discovered in Malta resonates at a frequency which has a measurable effect on people’s brain activity, stimulating creativity during chanting.