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TIL that farmers in India will sometimes paint their dogs to look like tigers in an attempt to keep the monkeys away.

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b9Bv7 TIL chameleon bones are fluorescent in UV light, and can even be seen through their thin skin. The more visible glowing patterns of tubercles (bony projections) can help identify a chameleon's species and gender.
KOo7E TIL that whales and dolphins evolved from small, hoofed, hippo-like animals
16XR7 Today I learned Nurses Day is the birthday of Florence Nightingale
nW8DW TIL that Shaquille O’Neal once put $70,000 on a credit card at Walmart and it was declined. American express suspected it was a fraudulent charge
78mdM TIL in the early 14th century, King Ludwig IV of Bavaria became Holy Roman Emperor. After repeated clashes with the Pope, he was officially excommunicated. Ludwig then tried to install his own “anti-pope”, but the scheme ultimately failed, deepening the empire’s rift with the church.