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VMrg8 TIL about Parkinson's Law, which states that work expands proportionally to the time allotted for it.
QOap TIL that polar bears often hunt walruses by simply charging at a group of them and eating the ones that were crushed or wounded in the mass panic to escape. Direct attacks are rare.
WkQNo TIL the word "synonym" has two synonyms - "poecilonym" and "polyonym"
7rwJx TIL Animals are increasingly shifting from day to night to avoid people. Even activities like hiking and camping can scare animals, causing them to become more active at night.
kJ5y7 TIL that the Arctic Monkeys' song "I Wanna Be Yours" is based on the poem of the same name by John Cooper Clarke, which was originally published in 1982 on his album Zip Style Method. The song appears on the Arctic Monkeys' 2013 album AM.